confine meaning in English
vt.
1.限制 (to; within); 【物理学】约束,吸持。
2.幽禁;监禁;使闭居,蛰居。
vi.
〔罕用语〕接界,邻接 (with)。 be confined 闭居;坐月子,分娩。 expect to be confined (on a date) 预期在(某日)分娩。 be confined to barracks (士兵)被禁止外出。 be confined to one's bed 卧病床上 (He is confined to his bed with a cold. 他因为伤风病倒了)。 confine oneself to 在…闭门不出;以…为限。
n.
1.〔常 pl.〕境界,界限,国界,疆界;边界,边境。
2.限度;范围。
短语和例子
Examples
- Confined waves have definite frequencies .
被限制的波具有确定的频率。 - Let us confine ourselves to possibilities .
我们只能做我们做得到的事。 - The confining material rises to the surface .
覆盖层升高至地表。 - I was confined to my house by a bad cold .
重感冒使我闭门不出。 - This is beyond the confines of human knowledge .
该情况超出人类知识的范围。