confined

Thân thiện

The puppy is confined to a small, comfortable crate.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being in captivity: The state of being imprisoned, restrained, or held within a limited space.
   • Not free to move about: Restricted in movement or scope; limited to a particular area.
   • Not invading healthy tissue: (Medical context) Describing a disease, infection, or growth that is localized and has not spread to surrounding healthy areas.

Usage and Examples

• Being in captivity:

  • The confined prisoners were allowed one hour of exercise per day.
  • Animals should not be kept in confined spaces for long periods.

• Not free to move about / Restricted:

  • Due to her injury, she was confined to a wheelchair for several weeks.
  • The fire was confined to the kitchen, preventing it from spreading to other rooms.

• Not invading healthy tissue (Medical):

  • The doctor confirmed the tumor was confined and had not metastasized.
  • It's a confined infection, so a localized treatment should be effective.

Advanced Usage

• "to be confined to": To be restricted or limited to a specific place, group, or condition.

  • His knowledge is not confined to just one field; he is a true polymath.
  • The problem was confined to a single batch of products.

• "closely confined": Very strictly or narrowly restricted.

  • The secret documents were closely confined to a select few officials.

Variants and Related Words

• Confine (verb): To keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits.

  • Please confine your comments to the topic at hand.

• Confinement (noun): The state of being confined; the action of confining.

  • She was placed in solitary confinement.
  • The confinement of the virus was a public health priority.

Synonyms

• Restricted: Limited in extent, number, or scope.
• Limited: Confined within bounds.
• Localized: Restricted to a particular place or part.
• Captive: Imprisoned or confined.

Antonyms

• Free: Able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another.
• Unrestricted: Not limited or restricted.
• Widespread: Found or distributed over a large area or number of people.

Related Phrases

• Confined space: (Technical/Safety term) A space with limited entry and exit points and not designed for continuous occupancy, which can be hazardous.

  • Workers must be trained before entering a confined space.

• House-confined: Unable to leave one's house, typically due to illness or infirmity.

  • The flu outbreak left many elderly people house-confined.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being in captivity
2. not free to move about
3. not invading healthy tissue

Từ đồng nghĩa

• captive
• imprisoned
• jailed