(verb.) prevent from leaving or from being removed.
(verb.) deprive of freedom; take into confinement.
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双语例句
I believe many objections might be made to this system But at present I shall confine myself to one, which is in my opinion very decisive. 戴维·休谟.人性论.
At the far eastern confine a strange cavalcade strung, in single file, over the brow of a low hill. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯.人猿泰山.
Yet, do not confine your exertions to any one spot, noble friends! 沃尔特·司各特.艾凡赫.
As far as possible he must confine himself to facts and restrain his opinions. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
You must confine yourself to your room, on pretence of a headache, when your stepfather comes back. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔.福尔摩斯历险记.
It is then not only impossible to confine sex to mere reproduction; it would be a stupid denial of the finest values of civilization. 沃尔特·李普曼.政治序论.
His men conspire against him, confine him a long time to his cabin, and set him on shore in an unknown land. 乔纳森·斯威夫特.格列佛游记.
But practical sense told them that sex cannot be confined within marriage. 沃尔特·李普曼.政治序论.
But in many cases victory depends not so much on general vigour, but on having special weapons, confined to the male sex. 查尔斯·达尔文.物种起源.
You must leave your surroundings sketchy, unfinished, so that you are never contained, never confined, never dominated from the outside. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯.恋爱中的女人.
It was now reduced and confined to the original purpose of its institution. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
It would have been had I been a Martian, but I had to smile at the puny strands that confined my wrists. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯.火星战神.
Originally no doubt, and for untold centuries, the use was confined to the hairy, undressed, fresh, or dried skins, known as pelts. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
The champions were therefore prohibited to thrust with the sword, and were confined to striking. 沃尔特·司各特.艾凡赫.
It ought not to have touched on the confines of her imagination. 简·奥斯汀.曼斯菲尔德庄园.
It does not exist upon the face of any dog without the confines of that street. 马克·吐温.傻子出国记.
Treated as if their meaning began and ended in those confines, they are curious facts to be laboriously learned. 约翰·杜威.民主与教育.
It was known directly, to the furthest confines of the crowd. 查尔斯·狄更斯.双城记.
Perchance some faint rumour of me may have leaked within the confines of your hellish abode. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯.火星战神.
Where no bank notes are circulated under ?10 value, as in London, paper money confines itself very much to the circulation between the dealers. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
For a year, possibly, we may be forced to live together in the narrow confines of this tiny room. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯.火星战神.
The deeper the water, the greater will be the weight sustained by the confining vessel and the greater the pressure exerted by the water. 伯莎M.克拉克.科学通论.
This may be accomplished by confining the articles to be treated in a chamber in which the compound is being burned. 威廉K.戴维.智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
The room, though pretty, was small: I felt it confining: I longed for a change. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.维莱特.
I find also that the business is too heavy for me, and too confining. 本杰明·富兰克林.富兰克林自传.
The prodigal perverts it in this manner: By not confining his expense within his income, he encroaches upon his capital. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
Confining yourself rigidly to Fact, the question of Fact you state to yourself is: Does Mr. Bounderby ask me to marry him? 查尔斯·狄更斯.艰难时事.
The depravity of the human heart is such--' 'You will oblige me, ma'am,' interrupted Mr. Spenlow, 'by confining yourself to facts. 查尔斯·狄更斯.大卫·科波菲尔.