"confine to" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 局限于
• 限定于

Definition

使某物或某人局限在某个范围、地点或活动内，不允许超出这个范围。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式语境，后通常接名词或动名词，如“confined to bed”。强调受限或被约束的含义，而非单指地点。

Examples

He was confined to his house during the storm.

暴风雨期间，他被**局限于**家中。

Please confine your answers to one page.

请将您的答案**限定于**一页之内。

The animals are confined to a small area in the zoo.

动物被**局限于**动物园的一个小区域。

After his surgery, James was confined to bed for two weeks.

手术后，James被**限制在**床上两周。

Let's not confine the discussion to just one topic.

我们不要把讨论**局限于**一个话题。

Her interests aren’t confined to science; she loves art as well.

她的兴趣不仅**局限于**科学，她也喜欢艺术。