Kullanım kalıbı:
to confine [someone/something] to [place/limits]
The patient was confined to bed for two weeks after surgery.
A betegnek a műtét után két hétig ágyban kellett maradnia.
The zoo confines the animals to secure enclosures.
Az állatkert biztonságos, zárt kifutókban tartja az állatokat.
Due to the storm, we were confined indoors all day.
The prisoner was confined to his cell for 23 hours a day.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
She was confined to her room.
A szobájában kellett maradnia.
The dog is confined in the yard.
A kutyát az udvarban tartják.
He was confined to bed after the accident.
We were confined inside because of the rain.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confine' with 'define'. 'Confine' means to limit or keep inside; 'define' means to explain the meaning of something.
Anlam
Keep within limits or boundaries
Eşdizimler
confine to bed
|confine within walls
|confine to prison
|confine discussion
|confine movement
Eş anlamlılar
restrict (More general; can apply to non-physical limitations as well.)
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imprison (Specifically means to confine a person in prison.)
Zıt anlamlılar
free (Means to release from confinement or restriction.)
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liberate (Often used for freeing from severe or unjust confinement.)
Konular
control
|law
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
To keep a person or thing in one place or to stop them from going outside certain limits.
To restrict someone or something within a certain area, range, or limits.
Kullanım kalıbı:
to confine [discussion/activity] to [topic/area]
Please confine your remarks to the topic under discussion.
Kérem, a hozzászólásában szorítkozzon a tárgyalt témára.
The study confines itself to rural communities.
A tanulmány a vidéki közösségekre szorítkozik.
We should confine our efforts to achievable goals.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
Please confine your talk to the point.
Kérem, szorítkozzon a lényegre.
The book confines itself to one subject.
A könyv egyetlen témára szorítkozik.
We will confine our work to this project.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may overuse this sense for physical restriction contexts; in abstract use it refers to limiting scope, not physical movement.
Anlam
Limit the range or scope of something
Eşdizimler
confine remarks
|confine attention
|confine efforts
|confine scope
Eş anlamlılar
narrow (Focuses on reducing breadth in scope.)
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limit (General term for placing boundaries on extent or amount.)
Zıt anlamlılar
expand (Increase in size, scope, or extent.)
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broaden (Make wider in scope or range.)
Konular
communication
|work
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
To limit what you talk about, work on, or deal with to a particular subject or area.
To restrict the range, subject, or extent of something, especially in discussion or activity.
She spent most of her life within the confines of the small village.
Élete nagy részét a kis falu határain belül töltötte.
The discussion stayed within the confines of legal issues.
A vita a jogi kérdések keretein belül maradt.
They longed to escape the confines of their routine.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
He stayed within the confines of the park.
A park határain belül maradt.
They live within the confines of this town.
Ennek a városnak a határain belül élnek.
She wanted to leave the confines of her home.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may confuse this noun form with its verb form; as a noun it refers to boundaries, not the act of restricting.
Anlam
Borders or limits of an area/subject
Eşdizimler
within the confines of
|escape the confines of
|confines of the city
Eş anlamlılar
limits (General term for boundaries.)
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boundaries (Often used for physical or conceptual borders.)
Zıt anlamlılar
freedom (Absence of limits or restrictions.)
Konular
geography
|law
|space
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
The edges or borders of a place or of what is possible.
The boundaries or limits that enclose a space, area, or subject.