Confine
[ kən'faɪn ]
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vt. 限制;局限于;禁闭;管制;
n. 界限，范围;国界;
💡 词根助记
con全部+fine限制→全限制→限制，监禁
📝 例句
New England authors did not always confine themselves to their own rules.
新英兰的作家并非永远严守他们自己的戒条。
Is it cruel to confine a bird in a cage?
把鸟关在笼子里残忍不残忍?
In order to confine a gas we must apply a pressure.
为了把气体限制在一定范围内，我们必须施加一个压力。
We'll confine our discussion to the main issue.
我们将只讨论主要问题。
He does not confine his studies to medicine, it seems.
看来他并不限于研究医学。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ con-can能,fine-美好的:谁也不能限制你看美好的事物
※ con-前缀“共同”,fine-好:两国要想共同友好保持和平就得有明确的疆域界限
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-fin-表示“边界”
📖 牛津释义
confine
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (in/to sth) keep (a person or an animal) in a restricted space 限制在某空间以内
Is it cruel to confine a bird in a cage? 把鸟关在笼子里残忍不残忍?
After her operation, she was confined to bed for a week. 她手术之後已卧床一星期了.
I should hate to be confined in an office all day. 我讨厌整天关在办公室里.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth to sth restrict or keep sb/sth within certain limits 将某人[某事物]限制在一定范围以内
I wish the speaker would confine himself to the subject. 我希望演讲者不要离题.
Confine your criticism to matters you understand. 发表评论时不要超出自己所了解的事情的范围.
🎯 考研助记
看犯(人)（谐音）： 限制 共同(com)放在一个范围(fine字根)之内 限制 de(下)+fine(范围)- 下定义define 网友：yqy补充： con(全部), fine(限制)－全限制－监禁
🔁 扩展释义
*[kәn'fain]vt. 限制, 使不外出, 禁闭vi. 邻接, 交界n. 边缘, 范围, 区域【法】 监禁, 限制, 控制
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Thanks. I wonder if I could use your phone.
谢谢。我想知道是否可以用你的电话。
There seems to be something wrong with it, but that's the fault of the company that made it.
这衬衣似乎有点问题，但看来这是衬衣公司的责任。
It was not yet light, so it was easy to stay hidden.
天还没亮，所以很容易隐蔽。