The verb is pronounced /kən'faɪn/. The noun confines is pronounced /'kɒnfaɪnz/. 动词读作 /kən'faɪn/。名词读作 /'kɒnfaɪnz/。
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[VERB 动词]限制,限定(防止扩散蔓延) To
confine something
to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
2
[VERB 动词]限制(自己或自己的活动);使受局限 If you
confine yourself or your activities
to something, you do only that thing and are involved with nothing else.
[V pron-refl to n]
[V n to n]
[V-ed]
He did not confine himself to the one language...
他没把自己局限于这一门语言。
Yoko had largely confined her activities to the world of big business...
洋子主要是做大生意。
His genius was not confined to the decoration of buildings.
他的天赋不单体现在建筑物的装饰上。
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[VERB 动词]监禁;关押;禁闭 If someone
is confined to a mental institution, prison, or other place, they are sent there and are not allowed to leave for a period of time.
[be V-ed to n]
[usu passive]
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]边界;界限;范围 Something that is within the
confines of an area or place is within the boundaries enclosing it.
[usu prep the N of n]
[FORMAL 正式]
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]限制;局限 The
confines of a situation, system, or activity are the limits or restrictions it involves.