confineKK [kəˋnfaɪn] /kəˈnfaɪn/動詞1限制、侷限Please confine your comments to the topic we are discussing.請把你的發言限制在我們正在討論的主題上。2關押、監禁、禁閉常用被動The prisoners were confined to their cells for three days.囚犯被關在牢房裡三天。3使無法離開、使臥床常用被動A bad back has confined her to bed all week.背痛讓她整個星期都只能臥床。4困住、圈住The fire was confined to the kitchen by the closed door.因為門關著，火勢被侷限在廚房裡。名詞1範圍、界限常用複數He rarely leaves the confines of his own neighborhood.他很少離開自家社區的範圍。