confine
英 [kənˈfaɪn]
[VERB]
confines , confining , confined
1. [T 及物动词] 将（某事物）控制（在某地范围内）
To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
近义词
restrict
双语例句
例：Health officials have successfully confined the epidemic to the Tabatinga area.
卫生官员们已经成功地将该传染病控制在塔巴廷加地区。
2. [T 及物动词] 监禁
If you confine somebody or something, you prevent them from leaving or escaping.
双语例句
例：He was confined in an internment camp in Utah.
他被监禁在犹他州的一个拘留营里。
例：They decided not to let their new dog run loose, confining it to a fenced enclosure during the day.
他们决定不让他们的新狗乱跑，白天把它关在有围栏的围圈里。
VERB. 动词
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