confine

限制、局限

Please confine your comments to the topic we are discussing.

请把你的发言限制在我们正在讨论的主题上。

关押、监禁、禁闭常用被动

The prisoners were confined to their cells for three days.

囚犯被关在牢房里三天。

使无法离开、使卧床常用被动

A bad back has confined her to bed all week.

背痛让她整个星期都只能卧床。

困住、圈住

The fire was confined to the kitchen by the closed door.

因为门关著，火势被局限在厨房里。

范围、界限常用复数

He rarely leaves the confines of his own neighborhood.

他很少离开自家社区的范围。