(1)局限于(restrict or keep sb/sth within certain limits)[T+n+prep(to)]：～one's remarks to the topic under discussion/one's criticism to matters one understands/one's attention to the facts只谈正讨论的题目/只评论自己懂的事情/只注意事实;C～your attention to your own affairs/your messages to official business/your answer to the question asked.只管你自己的事/只报告公务上的事情/只回答所问的问题。～oneself to the subject of geography/to the matter under discussion只学地理/只谈正讨论的事情;～oneself to making a few remarks/to discussing the weather只谈几句/只谈天气;〖同〗 limit，restrict;〖反〗 extend，expand;

(2)限制(囚禁，困)在(shut or keep in a restricted space)[T+n，T+n+prep(to/in)]：～a bird in a cage/a dog in a fenced enclosure/a person in an office/a prisoner in a room把鸟关在笼子里/狗关在围栏里/人关在办公室里/囚犯关在房间里;(illness)～sb to bed(病)使某人卧床不起;(the cold)～sb to his house(感冒)使某人闭门不出;be～d to bed for a week with one's cold/to the house by illness/to barracks as a punishment因感冒卧床一周/因病闭门不出/作为惩罚不得走出营房;be～d to prison/concentration camp/a castle囚禁在监狱/集中营/城堡中;New York then was～d to Manhattan. 纽约当时只限于曼哈顿地区。～the fire to a small area/one building使大火控制在一个小地区/一座楼里;〖同〗 keep in，shut in，shut up，cage，imprison;〖反〗release，free，liberate;

→con′fined adj 局限的，窄小的;con-′finement n 限制;监禁;卧病;con′fines n范围，界限