confine
【限制、禁锢或边界】
"Confine" 详解
"Confine" 是一个动词和名词，主要表示限制、禁锢或边界的概念。这个词在不同的语境中有不同的使用方式，下面是详细解析。
1. 作为动词：限制、禁锢
"Confine" 作为动词时，表示将某人或某物限制在某个范围内，或禁锢某人，使其无法自由移动或发展。
✅ 例句：
- The prisoner was confined to his cell for 23 hours a day.
（囚犯每天被限制在自己的牢房里23小时。） - The discussion was confined to the main issues.
（讨论仅限于主要问题。） - Due to the storm, we were confined indoors all day.
（由于暴风雨，我们整天都被限制在室内。）
📌 常见搭配：
- Confine to（限制于）
例：The meeting was confined to senior management.
（会议仅限于高层管理人员。） - Be confined to（被限制在）
例：His research is confined to the study of marine biology.
（他的研究仅限于海洋生物学。）
2. 作为名词：边界、限制
"Confine" 作为名词时，通常指的是界限、边界、范围，表示某事物的边界或被限制的区域。
✅ 例句：
- The confines of the prison were harsh and unforgiving.
（监狱的界限既严苛又无情。） - The project was completed within the confines of the budget.
（这个项目在预算范围内完成了。）
📌 相关短语：
- Within the confines of（在……的范围内）
例：The research was conducted within the confines of the laboratory.
（研究是在实验室的范围内进行的。） - Confines of space/time（空间/时间的限制）
例：Due to the confines of time, we couldn’t finish the project.
（由于时间的限制，我们没能完成这个项目。）
3. 发音
"Confine" 的发音为 /kənˈfaɪn/，听起来像 “kuhn-fine”。
🎧 发音示例：
- /kənˈfaɪn/，可以模仿发音："kuhn-fine"（“kuhn”像“困”，“fine”像“芬”）。
4. 近义词对比
| 词汇 | 含义 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| Limit | 限制，限度 | The meeting is limited to 10 participants. |
| Restrict | 限制，约束 | The doctor advised me to restrict my salt intake. |
| Confine | 限制、禁锢，或指边界 | The storm confined us to the house. |
| Constrain | 强迫、约束 | The budget will constrain our options. |
5. 相关短语
| 短语 | 含义 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| Confine to | 限制于…… | The conversation was confined to the budget. |
| Be confined to | 被限制在…… | The damage was confined to one building. |
| Within the confines | 在……的范围内 | The team worked within the confines of the rules. |
| Beyond the confines | 超越……的限制 | His research goes beyond the confines of traditional science. |
6. 总结
| 词性 | 含义 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| 动词 | 限制、禁锢、局限于某个范围 | The rules confine us to certain actions. |
| 名词 | 边界、限制、范围 | The confines of the project were well-defined. |