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confine sb/sth to sth
常用于将人或物限制在某个空间或范围内。
The doctors confined him to bed for a week.
医生把他限制在床上一个星期。
限制；局限；禁闭
confined — past of confine
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
限制；局限；禁闭
to restrict someone or something to a particular area, scope, or set of limits; to keep within bounds
The doctors confined him to bed for a week.
医生把他限制在床上一个星期。
将(某人或某物)限制在特定范围或区域内；保持在某些界限内。
To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.
confine
Base
原形
confines
3rd person
第三人称单数
confining
-ing
现在分词
confined
Past
过去式
confined
Past participle
过去分词
The rules confine us to the campus.
这些规定把我们限制在校园内。
They confined the dog to the yard yesterday.
他们昨天把狗关在院子里。
The doctor has confined him to bed for a week.
医生已让他卧床一周。
限制；禁闭
The doctor confined him to bed for a week.
医生把他限制在床上一周。
The prisoners are confined to their cells.
囚犯们被限制在他们的牢房里。
This rule confines our activities to certain hours.
这条规则把我们的活动限制在特定时间内。
常用于将人或物限制在某个空间或范围内。
The doctors confined him to bed for a week.
医生把他限制在床上一个星期。
表示自我约束，专注于某事物。
She confined herself to discussing only the main points.
她只讨论要点。
被动形式，常指被限制在某个区域。
The fire was confined to the kitchen.
火势被控制在厨房内。
Not this
The doctor confined the patient from leaving.
Use this
The doctor confined the patient to the hospital.
Confine 是及物动词，搭配介词 to 表示限制在某范围内，而 prevent/stop 才用 from。常见错误是混淆 confine 与 prevent 的介词搭配。
Not this
He confined to his house during the lockdown.
Use this
He confined himself to his house during the lockdown.
Confine 作‘限制自己’时需用反身代词 (confine oneself to)，不可省略宾语；若表示被动则用 be confined to。常见缺宾语错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
限制在...范围内
The doctor confined him to bed for a week.
医生让他卧床一周。
限制在...之内
The discussion was confined within narrow limits.
讨论被限制在狭窄的范围内。
关押在...中
The prisoner was confined in a small cell.
囚犯被关押在一个小牢房里。
局限于，被限制在
The damage was confined to a few buildings.
损失仅限于几栋建筑。
把自己局限于
She confined herself to speaking only when necessary.
她只限于必要时才说话。
把注意力集中在
We should confine our attention to the main issue.
我们应该把注意力集中在主要问题上。
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记confine为困罚，如同困住并惩罚，表示禁闭。
语域：neutral 常见场景：正式书面、医学、法律 作为动词，'confine' 多用于正式或书面语境，表示限制自由或活动范围，常见于医学（如 confine to bed）、法律（如 confine to prison）等场景。在日常口语中较少使用，更常用的同义词是 'restrict'。
All these words share the ending '-ine' pronounced /aɪn/, which rhymes with the stressed syllable of 'confine' (/kənˈfaɪn/). Be cautious of lookalikes like 'engine' (/ˈɛndʒɪn/) or 'imagine' (/ɪˈmædʒɪn/) that have different vowel sounds.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.