confining 做形容词“狭窄的”解时,与narrow有什么区别吗?如果我想说“车身有点窄”,可以用confining吗?
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当然可以,不过是书面语、更文学化些,用narrow则口语化些,即所谓的词小,不用大词。
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字典上对confine的解释如下,你可以自己查验:con·finetransitiveverb(pastandpastparticiplecon·fined,presentparticiplecon·fin·ing,3rdpersonpresentsingularcon·fines)De :tokeepsomebodyorsomethingwithinparticularlimitsorboundari :topreventsomebodyorsomethingfromleavinganenclosedorlimitedspacesuchasaprison,room,orb ·finesb ,limits,orscoperestrictingsomebodyorsomethingseekingemotionalfulfillmentwithintheconfinesofalong-termrelationship。