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

• My goodness, did you see her hem?. six inches deep in mud.
  天阿，你看到她的裙摆了吗？六寸深的泥巴。
• 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。
• Or was Hem still hemmed in because he would not change?
  或者，他因为不肯改变，还在那里迟疑不前？
• Stress analysis of hem pyramidal heads in transitional section with finite element method
  折边锥形封头过渡区应力有限元分析
• 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。
• 43The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side.
  因为日子将到，你的仇敌必筑起土垒，周围环绕你，四面困住你。
• 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。
• 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。
• Obama's candid remarks Monday illustrated the political constraints that hem in any president who is running for re-election and dealing with a congressional chamber in this case, the House controlled by the rival party.
  奥巴马在周一直率的言论也表明了每位参加连任竞选的总统受到的政治制约，尤其是在目前美国的国会众议院由敌对党派把持的情况下。
• 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。