英语词汇“confine”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Confine is all about setting limits. If you are confined to the house, it means you can't leave it. If you're really sick, you might be confined to your bed.

Confine can be used abstractly as well. In writing a term paper, your teacher might tell you to confine your examples to ones that you can support with direct evidence. In the 19th century, pregnancy and childbirth were often referred to as a woman's confinement—a time when she couldn't get up or out.

WORD FAMILY

confine: confined, confinement, confines, confining+/confined: confinedly, unconfined/confinement: confinements/unconfined: unconfinedly

USAGE EXAMPLES

And outside the confines of Mar-a-Lago, old grievances flare up.

New York Times(Jan 01, 2017)

The young Roughol’s disappointment was not confined to the lack of elephants in rural France.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

He struggled to maintain regular body temperature, and he was confined to a wheelchair until he regained mobility in his limbs.

Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016)

1v place limits on (extent or access)

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

bound, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel

reduce, tighten

narrow or limit

tie

limit or restrict to

gate

restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment

draw a line, draw the line

reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)

mark off, mark out

set boundaries to and delimit

harness, rein, rule

keep in check

baffle, regulate

check the emission of (sound)

cramp, halter, hamper, strangle

prevent the progress or free movement of

constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up

restrict

clamp down, crack down

repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)

inhibit

limit the range or extent of

constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain

hold back

bridle

put a bridle on

curb

keep to the curb

clog

impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden

check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

2v restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

circumscribe, limit

hold down

restrain

keep down, number

place a limit on the number of

cap

restrict the number or amount of

curb, curtail, cut back, restrict

place restrictions on

delimit, delimitate, demarcate

set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something

content

satisfy in a limited way

ration

restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war

abridge

lessen, diminish, or curtail

immobilise, immobilize

cause to be unable to move

decrease, lessen, minify

make smaller

3v deprive of freedom; take into confinement

Syn|Ant|Hypo

detain

free, liberate, loose, release, unloose, unloosen

grant freedom to; free from confinement

keep

hold and prevent from leaving

straiten

squeeze together

gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

intern

deprive of freedom

bind over

order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her

imprison

confine as if in a prison

cage, cage in

confine in a cage

pin down, trap

place in a confining or embarrassing position

keep in

cause to stay indoors

4v to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

hold, restrain

bind, tie down, tie up, truss

secure with or as if with ropes

fetter, shackle

restrain with fetters

enchain

restrain or bind with chains

pinion, shackle

bind the arms of

impound, pound

place or shut up in a pound

pound, pound up

shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

fold, pen up

confine in a fold, like sheep

ground

confine or restrict to the ground

chain up

tie up with chains

faggot, faggot up, fagot

bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot

faggot, fagot

fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them

hog-tie

tie together somebody's limbs

cuff, handcuff, manacle

confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs

disable, disenable, incapacitate

make unable to perform a certain action

5v prevent from leaving or from being removed

Hypo|Hyper

cabin

confine to a small space, such as a cabin

closet

confine to a small space, as for intensive work

coop in, coop up

confine in or as if in a coop

lock, lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up

place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

lock in, seal in

close with or as if with a tight seal

hold back, keep, keep back, restrain

keep under control; keep in check

6v close in; "darkness confined him"

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

enclose, hold in

border, bound

form the boundary of; be contiguous to

embank

enclose with banks, as for support or protection

rail, rail in

enclose with rails

box in, box up

enclose or confine as if in a box

frame

enclose in a frame, as of a picture

skirt

form the edge of

verge

border on; come close to

shore

serve as a shore to

bear, carry, contain, hold

contain or hold; have within

单词	confine
释义	confine (once / 129 pages) v Confine is all about setting limits. If you are confined to the house, it means you can't leave it. If you're really sick, you might be confined to your bed. Confine can be used abstractly as well. In writing a term paper, your teacher might tell you to confine your examples to ones that you can support with direct evidence. In the 19th century, pregnancy and childbirth were often referred to as a woman's confinement—a time when she couldn't get up or out. WORD FAMILY confine: confined, confinement, confines, confining+/confined: confinedly, unconfined/confinement: confinements/unconfined: unconfinedly USAGE EXAMPLES And outside the confines of Mar-a-Lago, old grievances flare up. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) The young Roughol’s disappointment was not confined to the lack of elephants in rural France. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) He struggled to maintain regular body temperature, and he was confined to a wheelchair until he regained mobility in his limbs. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1v place limits on (extent or access) Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper bound, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel reduce, tighten narrow or limit tie limit or restrict to gate restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment draw a line, draw the line reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on) mark off, mark out set boundaries to and delimit harness, rein, rule keep in check baffle, regulate check the emission of (sound) cramp, halter, hamper, strangle prevent the progress or free movement of constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up restrict clamp down, crack down repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable) inhibit limit the range or extent of constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain hold back bridle put a bridle on curb keep to the curb clog impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits 2v restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper circumscribe, limit hold down restrain keep down, number place a limit on the number of cap restrict the number or amount of curb, curtail, cut back, restrict place restrictions on delimit, delimitate, demarcate set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something content satisfy in a limited way ration restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war abridge lessen, diminish, or curtail immobilise, immobilize cause to be unable to move decrease, lessen, minify make smaller 3v deprive of freedom; take into confinement Syn\|Ant\|Hypo detain free, liberate, loose, release, unloose, unloosen grant freedom to; free from confinement keep hold and prevent from leaving straiten squeeze together gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand lock up or confine, in or as in a jail intern deprive of freedom bind over order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her imprison confine as if in a prison cage, cage in confine in a cage pin down, trap place in a confining or embarrassing position keep in cause to stay indoors 4v to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper hold, restrain bind, tie down, tie up, truss secure with or as if with ropes fetter, shackle restrain with fetters enchain restrain or bind with chains pinion, shackle bind the arms of impound, pound place or shut up in a pound pound, pound up shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits fold, pen up confine in a fold, like sheep ground confine or restrict to the ground chain up tie up with chains faggot, faggot up, fagot bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot faggot, fagot fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them hog-tie tie together somebody's limbs cuff, handcuff, manacle confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs disable, disenable, incapacitate make unable to perform a certain action 5v prevent from leaving or from being removed Hypo\|Hyper cabin confine to a small space, such as a cabin closet confine to a small space, as for intensive work coop in, coop up confine in or as if in a coop lock, lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape lock in, seal in close with or as if with a tight seal hold back, keep, keep back, restrain keep under control; keep in check 6v close in; "darkness confined him" Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper enclose, hold in border, bound form the boundary of; be contiguous to embank enclose with banks, as for support or protection rail, rail in enclose with rails box in, box up enclose or confine as if in a box frame enclose in a frame, as of a picture skirt form the edge of verge border on; come close to shore serve as a shore to bear, carry, contain, hold contain or hold; have within
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