confined

英 [kənˈfaɪnd] 美 [kənˈfaɪnd]

adj.  狭窄而围起来的
v.  限制; 限定; 监禁; 禁闭; 使离不开(或受困于床、轮椅等)
confine的过去分词和过去式

过去分词:confined

法律

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.14037 / COCA.20015



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 狭窄而围起来的
    small and surrounded by walls or sides
    1. It is cruel to keep animals in confined spaces.
      把动物关在狭小的空间里是残酷的。

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ 受限制的;被限定的
    If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it.
    1. The problem is not confined to Germany...
      问题不仅限于德国。
    2. These dangers are not confined to smokers.
      这些危险不只是困扰吸烟者。
  2. ADJ-GRADED (空间或面积)有限的,狭小的
    A confined space or area is small and enclosed by walls.
    1. His long legs bent up in the confined space.
      他的两条长腿蜷在狭小的空间里。
  3. ADJ (因残疾或生病)受困于…的
    If someone is confined to a wheelchair, bed, or house, they have to stay there, because they are disabled or ill.
    1. He had been confined to a wheelchair since childhood.
      他打小就只能坐轮椅。

双语例句

  1. McGregor must remain confined, on the basis of the medical reports we have received
    根据我们收到的病历报告,麦格雷戈的行动仍然必须受到限制。
  2. Health officials have successfully confined the epidemic to the Tabatinga area
    卫生官员成功地将疫情控制在塔巴廷加地区。
  3. Yoko had largely confined her activities to the world of big business
    洋子主要是做大生意。
  4. His genius was not confined to the decoration of buildings.
    他的天赋不单体现在建筑物的装饰上。
  5. The woman will be confined to a mental institution
    这个女人将被关进精神病院。
  6. He announced that the army and police had been confined to barracks.
    他通告说军队和警察已经被禁闭在营房中不得外出。
  7. The problem is not confined to Germany
    问题不仅限于德国。
  8. These dangers are not confined to smokers.
    这些危险不只是困扰吸烟者。
  9. His long legs bent up in the confined space.
    他的两条长腿蜷在狭小的空间里。
  10. He had been confined to a wheelchair since childhood.
    他打小就只能坐轮椅。
  11. Velazquez's work from that time forward was confined largely to portraits of the royal family.
    委拉斯开兹的作品从那时起大多局限于皇室成员画像。
  12. Demands for a separate Siberia are confined for now to the lunatic fringe.
    要求西伯利亚独立的人如今只局限于一小撮极端主义分子。
  13. A mysterious illness confined him to bed for over a month
    他得了一种神秘的怪病,卧床有一个多月。
  14. In fact, the panic is overdone. As the map shows, the drought has been confined to the south and east of Britain.
    事实上,人们有些过于恐慌。如地图所示,干旱仅限于英国的南部和东部地区。
  15. Damage was confined to a small portion of the castle
    城堡仅有一小部分受损。
  16. Spillover damage from the building's demolition was confined to some broken glass.
    拆除这座大楼带来的损失仅仅是一些玻璃被震碎了。
  17. Virtue is not confined to the Christian world
    善行并不是仅限于基督教世界。
  18. She eventually used a cane, then a walker, and finally was confined to the house.
    结果她拄上了拐杖,后来又用上了助行架,最后连房门都出不了了。
  19. I led a very confined life in my village so I suppose that I wanted to spread my wings.
    我在村里生活很封闭,所以我想出去闯荡一番。
  20. She expects to be confined next month.
    她将于下月分娩。
  21. I should hate to be confined within the four walls of an office all day.
    我讨厌整天给圈在办公室的小天地里。
  22. I was confined to my house by a bad cold.
    重感冒使我闭门不出。
  23. For the time being the call-up will be confined to men under the age of twenty-five.
    眼下征召令将限于二十五岁以下的男子。
  24. Our knowledge about agriculture has so far been exclusively confined to books.
    我们对农业的知识至今只限于书本上所说的。
  25. He has confined himself to the study of modern languages.
    他只学习现代语言。
  26. She confined her activities in educational circles.
    她把她的各项活动都限制在教育圈内。
  27. Dikes confined the flood water.
    堤防挡住了洪水。
  28. The thief is confined in prison.
    这贼被关在监狱里。
  29. In the braun-blaoquet school the description of synusia associations was not confined to cryptogam communities.
    在braun-blaoquet学派中,层片群丛的描述不限于隐花植物群落。
  30. They had been confined by the contract for many years.
    他们被合同限制了多年。

同义词辨析

  captive caged chained confined【导航词义:被关押的;受限制的】

  captive adj. 被俘的,被关押的;受控制的

〔辨析〕指被囚禁在某处、失去行动自由的,也可指做某事时受到控制、无权选择的,作后者解时通常作定语。

〔例证〕
captive animals/soldiers
关在笼中的动物/被俘士兵
Lying in my hospital bed, I was a captive audience to these uninteresting old stories.
躺在医院病床上,我别无选择,只能听这些乏味的老故事。

  caged adj. 困在笼中的

〔辨析〕主要用于形容动物,也可用于比喻。

〔例证〕
She trained her camera on the caged lion.
她把相机对准笼子里的狮子。
I felt terribly caged in the small office.
呆在这个小办公室里,我感觉就像在笼子里一样。

  chained adj. 被铁链锁住的;受束缚的

〔辨析〕通常用于形容囚犯、动物等,也可用于比喻。

〔例证〕
The dog was chained to a tree.
狗被用链子拴在一棵树上。
Many women feel chained to the kitchen sink.
许多妇女感到被灶台束缚住了。

  confined adj. 被监禁的;受限制的

〔辨析〕指人或动物被限制在狭小或封闭的空间里、不能自由活动的,也可用于比喻。

〔例证〕
He was confined to a small room.
他被关在一个小房间里。
As punishment, the soldiers were confined to barracks.
士兵们挨了罚,不能离开营房。

英英释义

adj

  1. not free to move about

    1. being in captivity

        Synonym:    captiveimprisonedjailed

      1. not invading healthy tissue