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weatherbound a. 因恶劣天气受阻的 confined \ confined\ adj. 1. having movement restricted to within a certain area; -- usually a building. Opposite of { unconfined}. Note: [ Narrower terms: { claustrophobic}; { close, confining}; { homebound, housebound, shut- in}; { in childbed( prenominal)}; { pent, shut up( predicate)}; { snowbound}; { weather- bound}; { stormbound, storm- bound}] [ WordNet 1. 5] 2. deprived of liberty; especially placed under arrest or restraint. [ WordNet 1. 5] 3. having movement restricted to within an enclosed outdoor area; -- of animals. Syn: fenced in, penned. [ WordNet 1. 5] 4. ( Med.) not invading healthy tissue. [ WordNet 1. 5] 5. held prisoner. Syn: captive, imprisoned, jailed. [ WordNet 1. 5] 6. having movement or progress restricted to a certain area; as, an outbreak of the plague confined to one quarter of the city; wildfires confined to within the canyon. [ PJC]
Weather- bound \ Weath" er- bound`\, a. Kept in port or at anchor by storms; delayed by bad weather; as, a weather- bound vessel. [ 1913 Webster]
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