confined

Word family  noun confinement confines adjective confined verb confine

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++con·fined /kənˈfaɪnd/ AWL adjective  1  be confined to somebody/something to exist in or affect only a particular place or group 局限于某人/某事 The risk of infection is confined to medical personnel. 只有医务人员有受感染的风险。2  SMALLa confined space or area is one that is very small 〔空间或面积〕有限的，狭窄的 SYN restricted It wasn’t easy to sleep in such a confined space. 这么狭小的空间不好睡。

Examples from the Corpus

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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confined
con‧fined AC /kənˈfaɪnd/ adjective1. be confined to somebody/something to exist in or affect only a particular place or group:
    The risk of infection is confined to medical personnel.
2. a confined space or area is one that is very small
   SYN  restricted:
    It wasn’t easy to sleep in such a confined space.

🔑 con·fined AW BrE /kənˈfaɪnd/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈfaɪnd/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (of a space or an area 空间或场地) small and surrounded by walls or sides 狭窄而围起来的◆It is cruel to keep animals in confined spaces. 把动物关在狭小的空间里是残忍的。🔊🔊