hem in

英 [hem ɪn]

美 [hem ɪn]

包围; 环绕; 困住; 限制; 约束

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 包围;环绕
  If a placeis hemmed in bymountains orbyother places, it is surrounded by them.
  1. Manchester is hemmed in by greenbelt countryside and by housing and industrial areas...
     曼彻斯特周围环绕着绿色乡村带、住宅区和工业区。
  2. The brick path to the door was hemmed in on either side by tall, unkempt boxwood hedges.
     通往门口的砖路两旁是高大、杂乱的黄杨树篱。
• PHRASAL VERB 困住;限制;约束
  If someoneis hemmed inor if someonehemsthemin, they are prevented from moving or changing, for example because they are surrounded by people or obstacles.
  1. The company's competitors complain that they are hemmed in by rigid legal contracts.
     公司的竞争对手抱怨他们受到严格的法律合同的约束。

英英释义

verb

• surround so as to force to give up
  1. The Turks besieged Vienna
  Synonym:besiegebeleaguersurroundcircumvent
• surround in a restrictive manner
  1. The building was hemmed in by flowers

双语例句

• But the dangerous factor of HEM in the cutting process became the most important in the development of HEM.
  但是高能材料在加工过程中的危险性成了制约其发展的最大因素。
• Nonetheless, Sniff; Scurry, Hem and Haw all discovered, in their own way, what they were looking for.
  但是不管怎样，这四个家伙&嗅嗅与匆匆，哼哼和唧唧都以他们各自的方式不懈地追寻着他们想要得到的东西。
• Every time she bent over to retrieve them, the hem of the dress fell in the mud.
  每回她弯下腰去用手提鞋时，衣服的前襟便落在泥里。
• The company's competitors complain that they are hemmed in by rigid legal contracts.
  公司的竞争对手抱怨他们受到严格的法律合同的约束。
• I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles.
  在荆棘丛中我突然抓住了衣服的边缘。
• I was more like Hem, who wanted to stay in familiar territory.
  我想我更像是哼哼，当时我只愿意呆在自己熟悉的领域。
• She exerts control only at points of real divergence but does not hem the child in with restrictions.
  她只在真正的分歧点施加控制，但不会用各种限制来束缚孩子。
• Last week officials invited hem for talks in berlin.
  上周官员们邀请他参加在柏林举行的会谈。
• Someone is stitching up a hem, darning a hole in a uniform, patching a tire, repairing the things in need of repair.
  有人在缝合衣服口，织补制服上的洞，修补轮胎，修补一切需要修补的东西。
• The nurse hem the dying child in her arms.
  护士怀抱着那将要死去的孩子。