confine

UK:  [kən'faɪn]

US:  [kən'faɪn]

第三人称单数：confines  现在分词：confining  过去分词：confined  

v.

1.限制,限定,限(于),把…限制在一定范围内

2.限制;禁闭

3.禁闭;关起来;限于(某范围)内:

4.关,禁锢;集中

5.幽禁;监禁;使闭居,蛰居

6.梳理

7.交托

8.管制

9.〔罕用语〕接界,邻接

10.限制; 【物理学】约束,吸持

n.

1.限度;范围

2.境界,界限,国界,疆界;边界,边境

1 . Sound-insulating floors, partitions, or enclosures are used to confine the noise within a room or to prevent noise from entering a room.
现在人们采用隔声楼板、间壁或围护结构把噪音限制在房间内部或不让噪音传人房间。

2 . Beyond pointing out these general truisms , I shall confine my discussion to the general areas of Asia.
除了指出这些一般常识外，我将把讨论集中在亚洲地区。

3 . His men conspire against him, confine him a long time to his cabin, and set him on shore in an unknown land.
他的人用阴谋将他长时间禁闭在驾驶舱里，然后把他抛弃到一个不知名的陆地；

4 . This would have given much more depth to his treatment of the war - or does Moore confine himself to Americans only?
这种表达手法让他处理战争时更加深入，抑或米高摩亚只将自己局限于美国人而已？

5 . Some of my most pleasant hours are during the long rain storms in the spring or fall , which confine me to the house all day .
我最愉快的一些时光是春季和秋季那些长长的暴雨季节，它们使我不得不整天呆在屋里。