Confining

(adj.) restricting the scope or freedom of action .

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• The deeper the water, the greater will be the weight sustained by the confining vessel and the greater the pressure exerted by the water. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• This may be accomplished by confining the articles to be treated in a chamber in which the compound is being burned. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• The room, though pretty, was small: I felt it confining: I longed for a change. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• I find also that the business is too heavy for me, and too confining. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• The prodigal perverts it in this manner: By not confining his expense within his income, he encroaches upon his capital. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Confining yourself rigidly to Fact, the question of Fact you state to yourself is: Does Mr. Bounderby ask me to marry him? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• The depravity of the human heart is such--' 'You will oblige me, ma'am,' interrupted Mr. Spenlow, 'by confining yourself to facts. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Finally she tied a bit of black thread round the upper part of the head, in faint resemblance to a snood worn for confining the hair. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Your creditor has authority, at his pleasure, to deprive you of your liberty, by confining you in jail till you shall be able to pay him. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.

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