confine
verb- [often passive]
to keep somebody/something inside the limits of a particular activity, subject, area, etc. 限制；限定 - be confined to (doing) something
The work will not be confined to the Glasgow area. 此项工作不会局限于格拉斯哥地区。 - confine yourself to (doing) something
I will confine myself to looking at the period from 1900 to 1916. 我将把自己考察的范围限定在 1900 年至 1916 年这段时间以内。
Extra ExamplesLet's confine our attention to the problem of illegal drugs. 让我们把注意力集中在违禁药物的问题上。 Not all horror stories are safely confined to the television set or movie screen. 并非所有恐怖故事都安全地只出现在电视或电影中。 Poverty and deprivation are by no means confined to the north of the country. 贫困并不仅仅只存在于这个国家的北部。 The discussion will be confined largely to general principles. 讨论主要局限于整体原则。 They confined themselves to purely economic matters. 他们将自己局限于纯粹的经济问题上。 These small mammals are generally confined to the south of the island. 这些小型哺乳动物一般只出没于该岛南部。 Here the river is confined to a narrow channel. 这条河被限制在一条狭窄的河道里。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- entirely
- exclusively
- solely
- …
- to
- be confined to (doing) something
- [usually passive]
to keep a person or an animal in a small or closed space 监禁；禁闭 - be confined (in something)
Keep the dog confined in a suitable travelling cage. 把狗关进适于旅行的笼子里。 Here the river is confined in a narrow channel. 这条河在这里流入狭窄的河槽。 The soldiers concerned were confined to barracks (= had to stay in the barracks, as a punishment). 有关的士兵已受到禁闭在营房的处分。
- be confined (in something)
- be confined to bed, a wheelchair, etc.
to have to stay in bed, in a wheelchair, etc. 使离不开（或受困于床、轮椅等）
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from French confins (plural noun), from Latin confinia, from confinis ‘bordering’, from con- ‘together’ + finis ‘end, limit’ (plural fines ‘territory’). The verb senses are from French confiner, based on Latin confinis.