confine /kənˈfain/ vt. 限制,使局限:confine oneself in a cottage 把自己关在小屋里;confine oneself strictly to the subject 紧扣话题;be confined within very narrow limits 被限制在极小的范围内 I confine my attention only to the fact. 我只注重事实。
confined adj. (空间)狭窄的,局促的;有限的:be confined to one's bed卧病在床It is hard to work efficiently in such a confined space.在这样狭小的空间里工作很难提高效率。