🇬🇧🇨🇳 confine - 限制 : English Lesson

Meaning of "confine" ("限制"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To confine something means to keep it in one place or inside limits so it can’t go wherever it wants, like keeping a pet turtle in its tank instead of letting it crawl all over the whole house.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My parents confined my drum practice to the garage, and even the spiders filed a noise complaint.

I confine my dirty socks to the laundry basket, except on weekends when they go on a field trip under the bed.

The teacher decided to confine our loud singing to music class after we performed an opera in the hallway.

Dad wanted to confine dessert to one cookie, but the cookie jar loudly disagreed and fell off the shelf.

Scientists sometimes confine astronauts to small spacecraft for days, so if you think sharing a backseat with your siblings is bad, imagine being stuck in a floating minivan in space with zero gravity.

At dusk a child finds a small blue bird beating wings in a tiny room that seems to confine light and confine the bird. She will not confine it to her palms, nor confine it in a cage, nor confine it under a scarf. She opens the window and the bird pauses, then flies free; she laughs.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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