| 词组 | box |
| 释义 | box [boxed, boxed, boxing] box in 1. box sb/sth in • box in sb/sth usually passive if you are boxed in by other cars or other people, they are so close to you that you cannot move away: ▪ When I got back to my car I found it was boxed in by a huge furniture truck. get boxed in ▪ She ran most of the way on the outside lane, because she didn't want to get boxed in by the other competitors. ■ SIMILAR TO: be hemmed in 2. box sb in • box in sb usually passive to prevent someone from doing what they want to do, by limiting them in some way.: ▪ Small businesses are boxed in by all sorts of silly rules and regulations. ▪ Although she'd been married for only a year, Connie already felt boxed in. box off box off sth • box sth off especially BrE to put walls around a small area in a room, in order to separate it from the rest: ▪ We're going to box off that corner and put in a shower. box up box sth up • box up sth to put things into boxes, especially in order to move or send them somewhere: ▪ In the morning it took us two hours to clean the house and box up the empty bottles. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑parcel up BrE |
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