1.(limit)使局限；限制
Health officials have successfully confined the epidemic to the Tabatinga area.卫生官员已经成功地把疫情控制在塔巴廷加地区。
He did not confine himself to the one language.他没把自己局限于这一门语言。
2.to confine sb to sth
(shut away; to mental hospital, barracks)把某人困在某处；把某人关在某处
William was confined to an institution for some years.威廉在精神病院里关了好几年。
She is confined to her bed.她卧床不起。