confine
翻译
限制, 监禁
例句
Please confine your remarks to the topic.
请将您的发言限制在主题之内。
The prisoners were confined to their cells.
囚犯们被关在他们的牢房里。
语法模式
((sb./sth.)) ((to sth.)) 将(某人/某物)限制/监禁于(某处) The prisoners were confined to their cells.
近义词
同义词:restrict, limit, imprison;反义词:release, free
词源
源自拉丁语“con-”(一起)和“finis”(终点,边界)。原意为“共享边界”。
记忆技巧
想象将某物保持在其“最终”的边界或限制之内。