confine

• v 

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 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (in/to sth) keep (a person or an animal) in a restricted space 限制在某空间以内:
* Is it cruel to confine a bird in a cage? 把鸟关在笼子里残忍不残忍?
* After her operation, she was confined to bed for a week. 她手术之後已卧床一星期了.
* I should hate to be confined in an office all day. 我讨厌整天关在办公室里. 
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 [Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth to sth restrict or keep sb/sth within certain limits 将某人[某事物]限制在一定范围以内:
* I wish the speaker would confine himself to the subject. 我希望演讲者不要离题.
* Confine your criticism to matters you understand. 发表评论时不要超出自己所了解的事情的范围.