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

If you spend a lot of time in the same four block radius, you could say those streets make up your confines. Confines means an area with a clear boundary.

Think of confines as a confined or restricted space. The fact that there is a boundary is the important part of this word. You might say that things said in the confines of your office should not be shared, or suggest that your parents get out of the confines of their residential development a little more often. It is always used in the plural in this sense.

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)

“Within the confines of the material, you’ll find that you’re playing real people, as outsized as they may be,” he said, growing animated.

New York Times(Dec 30, 2016)

It was the first televised conflict, with images of mayhem invading the cozy confines of suburbia.

The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016)

n a bounded scope

he stayed within the confines of the city

Hyper

ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

单词	confines
释义	confines (once / 1559 pages) n If you spend a lot of time in the same four block radius, you could say those streets make up your confines. Confines means an area with a clear boundary. Think of confines as a confined or restricted space. The fact that there is a boundary is the important part of this word. You might say that things said in the confines of your office should not be shared, or suggest that your parents get out of the confines of their residential development a little more often. It is always used in the plural in this sense. 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) “Within the confines of the material, you’ll find that you’re playing real people, as outsized as they may be,” he said, growing animated. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) It was the first televised conflict, with images of mayhem invading the cozy confines of suburbia. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) n a bounded scope he stayed within the confines of the city Hyper ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
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