confine
英 /kənˈfaɪn/ 美 /kənˈfaɪn/
- v. 限制；使局限于To keep something within particular limits
- v. 禁闭；使无法离开To keep someone in a place they cannot leave
Please confine your muddy boots to the porch.
请把沾满泥的靴子放在门廊里，别带进屋。
Researchers should not confine their investigation to wealthy neighbourhoods when studying access to public transport.
研究公共交通的可及性时，研究人员不应将调查局限于富裕社区。
搭配
confine something to 将某事物限制在be confined to bed 卧床不起confine oneself to 使自己局限于
辨析提示
常用confine A to B，表示将A限制在B内。
词族
confinement (n.)、confined (adj.)
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