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| 1 | always passive if something is confined to one area or group of people , it happens only in that area or affects only that group of people 使局限于 |
| Before 1914 divorce was largely confined to the upper classes. 1914年以前，离婚大部分局限于上等阶层。 |
| The risk of infection is confined to relatively small groups. 感染的危险只局限于较小的人群。 |
| | 1a | to keep an activity within particular limits 限制 | | I shall attempt to confine the discussion to broad principles. 我尽量把讨论局限在大的原则上。 | |
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| 2 | usually passive to force someone to stay in a place and prevent them from leaving 幽禁；禁闭 |
| Many prisoners are confined to their cells for long periods of time. 许多犯人被长期禁闭在牢房里。 |
| | 2a | to make someone stay in a place because they are too ill , weak , or disabled to leave 使不外出 | | Ill health kept him confined to his room. 生病使他整天呆在房间里。 | |
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| 3 | to prevent something dangerous from spreading 防止…扩散 |
| They managed to confine the fire to the engine room. 他们设法把火势控制在发动机房里。 |
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