con
fine
第三人称
confines
现在进行时
confining
过去式
confined
过去完成时
confined
1
限制, 局限
to keep someone or something within limits of different types, such as subject, activity, area, etc.
及物动词
- The doctor advised him to confine his activities to avoid aggravating his injury.
医生建议他限制活动以避免加重伤势。
- The terms of the agreement confine the company's use of the data to specific purposes.
协议的条款将公司对数据的使用限制在特定用途。
- The artist's creativity is often confined to abstract painting.
艺术家的创造力常常局限于抽象绘画。
- The budget confines the project to only essential expenditures.
预算将项目限制在仅必要的支出上。
- The new regulations confine the use of drones to designated areas.
新规定将无人机的使用限制在指定区域。
2
限制, 关押
to prevent someone or something from leaving or being taken away from a place
及物动词
- The zookeepers must confine the lions in secure enclosures for safety.
动物园管理员必须为了安全将狮子限制在安全的围栏内。
- During the quarantine, individuals were confined to their homes to prevent the spread of the virus.
在隔离期间,个人被限制在家中以防止病毒的传播。
- The prisoner was confined to a small cell for the duration of their sentence.
囚犯在服刑期间被关押在一个小牢房里。
- Due to the contagious illness, the patient was confined to a separate hospital room.
由于传染性疾病,病人被限制在一个单独的医院房间里。
- During the experiment, scientists carefully confined the mice to controlled environments.
在实验过程中,科学家们小心地将老鼠限制在受控环境中。
3
限制, 关押
to keep something or someone within a specific area or space by limiting their movement
及物动词
- The storm confined them indoors for the entire day.
暴风雨将他们限制在室内一整天。
- The small boat was confined to the harbor due to rough waters.
由于水域波涛汹涌,小船被限制在港口内。
- His work schedule confined him to the office all week.
他的工作时间表把他限制在办公室整整一周。
- The dangerous chemicals were confined to a secure storage room.
危险的化学品被限制在一个安全的储藏室里。
4
限制, 包围
to surround or close in on something or someone
及物动词
- The walls of the room confined him, making him feel trapped.
房间的墙壁限制了他,让他感到被困。
- The storm clouds began to confine the area, blocking the view of the sky.
暴风云开始包围该地区,挡住了天空的视线。
- The thick forest confined their path, making it difficult to move forward.
茂密的森林限制了他们的道路,使得前进变得困难。
- The towering mountains confine the valley, limiting access to the outside world.
高耸的山脉包围着山谷,限制了对外界的访问。