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单词 confine
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confine
Word forms: confines, confining , confined pronunciation note:   The verb is pronounced (kənfn ). The noun confines is pronounced (kɒnfaɪnz ).
1. verb
To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
Health officials have successfully confined the epidemic to the Tabatinga area. [VERB noun + to]
The U.S. will soon be taking steps to confine the conflict. [VERB noun]
2. verb
If you confine yourself or your activities to something, you do only that thing and are involved with nothing else.
He did not confine himself to the one language. [VERB pronoun-reflexive + to]
Yoko had largely confined her activities to the world of big business. [VERB noun to noun]
His genius was not confined to the decoration of buildings. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: restrict, limit  
3. verb [usually passive]
If someone is confined to a place such as a prison, they are sent there and are not allowed to leave for a period of time.
He was confined to a prison hospital in Missouri. [be VERB-ed + to]
He announced that the army and police had been confined to barracks. [be V-ed to n]
4. plural noun
Something that is within the confines of an area or place is within the boundaries enclosing it. [formal]
The movie is set entirely within the confines of the abandoned factory. [+ of]
...the wild grass and weeds that grew in the confines of the grandstand.
5. plural noun
The confines of a situation, system, or activity are the limits or restrictions it involves.
...away from the confines of the British class system. [+ of]
I can't stand the confines of this marriage. [+ of]
Collocations:
confined largely to
His achievements so far have been confined largely to smaller companies, though, haven't they?
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But analysts say that the rally has been confined largely to mining stocks, while many other sectors of the market look great value.
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Job losses among the combined 86,000 staff are to be confined largely to retirements, voluntary redundancies and attrition.
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Mining was seasonal, confined largely to winter time.
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Training, which until that time had been confined largely to on-the-job efforts, was systematized and regularized.
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confined mainly to
In truth, the flashy stuff was confined mainly to the provincial games.
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His literary work was confined mainly to editorial contributions to the columns of this journal.
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For the remainder of the month the 49th remained at the front, but their actions were confined mainly to patrolling, providing fire support to neighbouring units and defensive operations.
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confined mostly to
Damage was minor in both locations, confined mostly to crops.
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His abilities, however, were confined mostly to church and family gatherings until 1956.
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Confined mostly to bed and unable to walk for a year, she was told she would no longer be able to compete in any sport that required jumping or running.
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Commercial navigation on the river in the 19th century was confined mostly to smaller craft that could navigate the tight bends and shoals of the river.
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confined space
But this is a strangely internal space opera, taking place almost entirely in confined spaces (on various worlds) and almost bereft of space ships.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Kitchen designers have various tricks for making a confined space feel airy.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And the challenge to conductors of balancing orchestras in that confined space certainly helped us to sort out the sheep from the goats!
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Campaigners say farmed fish grow fat because they are reared in a confined space, compared with wild salmon that may have swum for hundreds of miles.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You may have to feed the soil during the summer, as it will yield a limited amount of nutrition in a confined space.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Translations:
Chinese: 控制将 某事物
Japanese: 限定する
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