| 词组 | confine |
| 释义 | confine [confined, confined, confining] confine to 1. be confined to sth to affect only one group of people, or to exist in only one place: ▪ Domestic violence is not confined to any one group in society. ▪ The drug problem is no longer confined to major cities, and has now spread to many rural areas. ■ SIMILAR TO: be restricted to sth, be limited to sth 2. be confined to sth to have to stay somewhere because you are ill or injured: ▪ The prime minister has been confined to a hospital bed for almost seven weeks now. be confined to a wheelchair ▪ Curtis is now confined to a wheelchair after a car accident in 1990. 3. be confined to sth to be forced to stay in a place such as a prison, and not be allowed to leave: ▪ Lopez was sent to a maximum security prison, where prisoners are confined to their cells almost 23 hours a day. ▪ Once married, women are confined to their husband's house, and can't even go out on the street. 4. confine yourself to sth if you confine yourself to something, you only do that thing or only talk about that thing: ▪ The examples are too numerous to quote, so I shall confine myself to two. ▪ Margaret's paintings are most striking when she confines herself to a few bold colours, and a few bold strokes of the brush. ■ SIMILAR TO: limit |
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