| 释义 | ●ˌhem sb/sth ˈinto surround sb/sth with sth so that they cannot move freely 包围;框住;制约◆The thick trees hemmed them in on all sides. 他们四周密林环绕。◆The ship was hemmed in by the ice.
 船的四周都是冰。◆  (figurative)  We felt hemmed in by restrictions.
 我们觉得被条条框框束缚了手脚。SYN fence sb in NOTE Often used in the passive. 常用于被动语态。[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n]
 |