"confine" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 限制
• 囚禁

Definition

让某人或某物保持在限定范围内或特定空间里，也可以指不允许越界。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

较正式，多用于法律、医疗或技术场合。常见搭配有“confined to bed”（卧床）、“confined space”（密闭空间）、“confined to”。不要和“define”或“combine”混淆。

Examples

Please do not confine the dog to a small crate all day.

请不要整天把狗**限制**在小笼子里。

Doctors told him to confine his activities after surgery.

医生告诉他手术后要**限制**活动。

You should not confine your dreams to what others expect.

你不应该**限制**你的梦想在别人期待的范围内。

During the storm, people were confined to their homes for safety.

暴风雨期间，人们为了安全都**困在家里**。

The law doesn't confine your rights to this situation only.

法律不限于在这种情形下赋予你的权利。

He felt confined working in such a small office every day.

每天在这么小的办公室里工作，他感到很**受限制**。