confined

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con·fined /kənˈfaɪnd/ AWL adjectiveadj

1 be confined to somebody/something to exist in or affect only a particular place or group 局限於某人/某事

The risk of infection is confined to medical personnel.

只有醫務人員有受感染的風險。

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be confined to somebody/something• The blue-chip market is confined to a very limited number of names.• Pauline Paul was confined to a wheelchair as calcium drained from her bones.• They also will be confined to base, except for official business in town.• Typically, the patient remains conscious if the disturbance is confined to one hemisphere.• All non-managerial personnel belong to the same union, but the privilege of membership is confined to regular workers.• Even the cities were secured by the settlers: native people were confined to rented property in peripheral townships.• A corporate role could just be confined to the provision of specialist services, such as marketing research and specialist advertising advice.• However, its benefits were confined to those already holding land, and it did nothing to relieve the problem of landlessness.

2 SMALLa confined space or area is one that is very small 〔空間或面積〕有限的，狹窄的 SYN restricted

It wasn’t easy to sleep in such a confined space.

這麽狹小的空間不好睡。

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confined• Groundwater in a confined aquifer is compressed elastically, rather like air in a tyre.• When water flows out from an artesian well in a confined aquifer, none of the pore space drains completely.• It excludes water that will not drain from small pore spaces, saline water, and water in deep confined aquifers.• In our confined chamber he seems larger than life, especially standing up.• A confined gas exerts a constant pressure on the wall of its container uniformly in all directions.• On the other hand, she certainly didn't fancy joining Fen in the confined space between tiller and cabin.• The design looks awkward, but feels well-balanced, and does allow the drill to be used in very confined spaces.

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