单词 | confine |
释义 | confineconfinesconfinedconfiningconfineconfine AC /kənˈfaɪn/ verb [transitive]1if you confine yourself or your activities to one thing, you do only that thing, or you do something, using only that thing SYN limit, restrictconfine something to somethingWe confined our research to young people.confine 我们把研究限定于年轻人。confine yourself to (doing) somethingHe confined himself to writing plays.confinewriteplay他的创作只局限于剧本。2to stop something bad from spreading SYN limit, restrictconfine something to somethingFirefighters managed to confine the fire to the ground floor.firefightermanagegrind消防员成功地将火势控制在底层。3to make someone stay in a placeconfine somebody to somethingAn accident had confined him to a wheelchair.haveconfine一场事故让他离不开轮椅。 |
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