confine 是一个常用英语动词，主要表示“限制、禁闭、局限于”等含义。它常用于正式或书面语中，适用于多种语境。
一、基本释义
- vt. 限制；约束；禁闭
例：The patient was confined to bed for a week.（病人卧床一周。） - vt. 使局限于（某范围、领域等）
例：We should not confine our thinking to traditional methods.（我们不应把思维局限于传统方法。）
二、常见搭配
- confine someone/something to + 地点/范围
（将某人/某物限制在……） - confine oneself to + 某事
（自我限制于……） - be confined to bed/hospital/home
（卧床/住院/居家隔离）
三、语法注意
confine 是及物动词，后面必须接宾语。不能单独使用，如不能说 “He confined.” 而应说 “He confined himself to his room.”
四、实用例句
- The virus outbreak confined many people to their homes.
- Don’t confine your research to just one source.
- She confined her comments to the topic at hand.
- During the storm, we were confined indoors for two days.
五、近义词辨析
restrict 更强调规则或外部施加的限制；limit 侧重数量或程度上的限制；而 confine 更强调空间或范围上的封闭性限制。