ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤entirely, exclusively, solely, strictly, totally完全限制;僅僅局限於;嚴格限制▸➤increasingly愈加限制▸➤essentially, largely, mainly, mostly, primarily本質上/大體上/主要/大多數/首先局限於◇The discussion will be confined largely to general principles.討論主要局限於整體原則。➤generally, normally, typically一般/通常/典型地局限於◇Condemned prisoners are typically confined to small cells for 23 hours a day.死刑犯通常一天有 23 小時被關押在很小的牢房裏。◇These small mammals are generally confined to the south of the island.這些小型哺乳動物一般只出沒於該島南部。➤by no means, hardly, not just, not necessarily絕不/很少/不僅/不一定限於◇Poverty and deprivation are by no means confined to the north of the country.貧困並不僅僅只存在於這個國家的北部。➤safely (especially NAmE) 安全地局限於◇Not all horror stories are safely confined to the television set or movie screen.並非所有恐怖故事都安全地只出現在電視或電影中。PREPOSITION➤to限制在⋯◇Let's confine our attention to the problem of illegal drugs.讓我們把注意力集中在違禁藥物的問題上。◇She's been confined to a wheelchair since having a bad fall.她自從摔了一大跤後就只能一直坐輪椅了。◇They confined themselves to purely economic matters.他們將自己局限於純粹的經濟問題上。