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美音:[(noun) ´kɔn´faınz (verb) kən´faınz ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.疆界,范围,界线

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confines


/'kɒnfaɪnz; `kɑnfaɪnz/
n [pl] (fml 文) limits; borders; boundaries 界限; 边界; 范围
*beyond the confines of human knowledge 超出人类知识的范围
* within the confines of family life 在家庭生活的范围内.

confines


n [plural]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French;Origin: confins, from Latin confine 'border', from com- ( COM-) + finis 'end']
limits or borders
within/beyond the confines of sth
 within the confines of the prison
1. The open sea was deep and mysterious, and anyone who gave more than a passing thought to the bottom confines of the oceans probably assumed that the sea bed was flat.
    无边无际的海洋深邃而又神秘,凡是稍稍想过大海海底的人大概都会认为海底是平坦的。

2. During the time of peace , troops usually do not stop outside the confines of the country.
    和平时期军队通常不出国境。

3. Sure, everyone wants to be financially comfortable, but we also want to feel we have a perspective on the world beyond the confines of our occupation;
    诚然,每个人都想在经济上富裕点。但是我们还希望能感受到自己对职业范围以外的世界是有着透彻的理解的;

4. It did not, however, remain within the confines of his estate.
    然而,这种疾病并未被局限在他的庄园内,

5. It's about noticing what you are feeling and thinking and escaping the conditioned confines of your past.
    这是指注意自己感受到什么,在想什么,摆脱掉往日带给自己的种种限制。

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