adjective
small and surrounded by walls or sides
It is cruel to keep animals in confined spaces.
be confined to bed, a wheelchair, etc. to have to stay in bed, in a wheelchair, etc.
She was confined to bed with the flu.
她因患流感卧病在床。
He was confined to a wheelchair after the accident.
经过那场事故后他就离不开轮椅了。
noun
复数名词
limits or borders 范围；界限；边界
It is beyond the confines of human knowledge.
这超出了人类的知识范围。
the confines of family life
家庭生活的范围
verb
~ sb/sth to sth [often passive] to keep sb/sth inside the limits of a particular activity, subject, area, etc. 限制；限定 SYN restrict
The work will not be confined to the Glasgow area.
此项工作不会局限于格拉斯哥地区。
I will confine myself to looking at the period from 1900 to 1916.
我将把自己考察的范围限定在 1900 年至 1916 年这段时间以内。