confine[kәn'fain]
汉语翻译
vt. 限制, 使不外出, 禁闭
vi. 邻接, 交界
n. 边缘, 范围, 区域
【法】 监禁, 限制, 控制
词型变化
名词:confiner 动词过去式:confined 过去分词:confined 现在分词:confining 第三人称单数:confines 形容词:confinable
词意辨析
confine, imprison, jail这些动词均含“监禁”之意。
confine: 指监禁或幽禁；也指任何使行动受到限制的行为。
imprison: 较正式用词，多指较长时间的监禁。
jail: (英国用gaol)多指审判之间的拘禁或对罪行较轻的罪犯的监禁。limit, confine, restrict这些动词均有“限制，限定”之意。
limit: 一般指事先确定空间、时间或数量的极限，一旦超越限度，就会造成不良结果。当然也可指不事先规定，而且自然的或固有的界限。
confine: 侧重施加不可逾越的限制，有时暗示束缚、囚禁。
restrict: 指把某人或物限制在一定范围之内。
英语解释
动词 confine:
- restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"同义词：limit, circumscribe
- place limits on (extent or access)同义词：restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, throttle
- prevent from leaving or from being removed
- close in or confine同义词：enclose, hold in
- deprive of freedom; take into confinement同义词：detain
- to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement同义词：restrain, hold
例句
- I am sick, I have to confine to bed.我病了，我得卧床休息。
- The thief was confined in a prison.窃贼被关押在监狱里。
- I wish the speaker would confine himself to the subject.我希望演说者不要离题。
详细解释
con.fine
v.（动词）con.fined,con.fin.ing,con.fines v.tr.（及物动词）To keep within bounds; restrict:限制：使局限于；限制：例句：Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand.See Synonyms at limit 请你把话题局限在手头的问题上参见 limit
To shut or keep in, especially to imprison.禁闭：关闭或禁闭，尤指在监狱里To restrict in movement:限制行动：例句：The sick child was confined to bed.这个生病的小孩不能离床
v.intr.Archaic （不及物动词）【古语】 To border.为…的边界n.（名词）
confines confines The limits of a space or an area; the borders:边界：空间或地区的界限；边界：例句：within the confines of one county.在一国的国境内
Restraining elements:约束：限制的要素：例句：wanted to escape the confines of corporate politics and bureaucracy.想要逃离团体策略与官僚制度的约束
Purview; scope:范围；区间：例句：children who learned to work within the confines of the curriculum; a theory that has transcended the confines of science.孩子们在课程范围内学习；超越科学范畴的理论
Archaic A restriction.【古语】 限制Obsolete A prison.【废语】 监狱
来源：French confiner 法语 confiner from Old French 源自 古法语 from confins [boundaries] 源自 confins [边界] ultimately from Latin cônfone [from neuter of] cônfonis [adjoining] 最终源自 拉丁语 cônfone [] 源自cônfonis的中性词 [邻近的] com- [com-] com- [前缀，表.和.] fonis [border] fonis [边界]
【引伸】
confin.able 或
confine.able
adj.（形容词）confin.er
n.（名词）