confine

kәn'fain

四级六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

v. prevent from leaving or from being removed
v. deprive of freedom; take into confinement

vt. 限制, 使不外出, 禁闭
vi. 邻接, 交界
n. 边缘, 范围, 区域

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

2,898

BNC 频率

5,337

使用频率

confine 由前缀 con-（表示“共同、一起”）和词根 fine（表示“边界、限制”）组成，可以理解为“共同的边界”，即限制某事物的范围。

例句

1. I had to confine my dog to the backyard while I was cleaning the house.

我不得不把我的狗限制在后院，因为我在打扫房子。

2. The doctor advised me to confine my activities to light exercises for a few weeks.

医生建议我在几周内将活动限制在轻度锻炼。

3. She felt it was unfair to confine her creativity to just one style of art.

她觉得将自己的创造力局限于一种艺术风格是不公平的。