单词 | confine |
释义 | confine[kən'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 confine con.fine AHD: [k…n-fºn“] D.J. [k*n6fa!n]K.K. [k*n6fa!n]AHD: [k¼n“fºn”] v.(动词) con.fined,con.fin.ing,con.fines v.tr.(及物动词)1. To keep within bounds; restrict:限制:使局限于;限制:Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand.See Synonyms at &b{limit} 请你把话题局限在手头的问题上参见 limit2. To shut or keep in, especially to imprison.禁闭:关闭或禁闭,尤指在监狱里3. To restrict in movement:限制行动:The sick child was confined to bed.这个生病的小孩不能离床v.intr.Archaic (不及物动词)【古语】 To border.为…的边界n.(名词)1. confines confines 2. The limits of a space or an area; the borders:边界:空间或地区的界限;边界:within the confines of one county.在一国的国境内3. Restraining elements:约束:限制的要素:wanted to escape the confines of corporate politics and bureaucracy.想要逃离团体策略与官僚制度的约束4. Purview; scope:范围;区间:children who learned to work within the confines of the curriculum; a theory that has transcended the confines of science.孩子们在课程范围内学习;超越科学范畴的理论5. Archaic A restriction.【古语】 限制6. Obsolete A prison.【废语】 监狱语源:1. French confiner 法语 confiner 2. from Old French 源自 古法语 3. from confins [boundaries] 源自 confins [边界] 4. ultimately from Latin c½nf&9{ºne} [from neuter of] c½nf&9{º}nis [adjoining] 最终源自 拉丁语 c½nf&9{ºne} [] 源自c½nf&9{º}nis的中性词 [邻近的] 5. com- [com-] com- [前缀,表“和”] 6. f&9{ºnis} [border] f&9{ºnis} [边界] 继承用法:confin“able 或 adj.(形容词)confine“able confin“er n.(名词) |
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