1 PHRASAL VERB 将…围住；堵住 If you are boxed in, you are unable to move from a particular place because you are surrounded by other people or cars. 将…围住；堵住
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Armstrong was boxed in with 300 metres to go. [be VERB-ed PREP.]
阿姆斯特朗在离目的地还有300米的地方被堵住不能动弹。
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The black cabs cut in front of them, trying to box them in. [VERB noun PREP.]
那些黑色出租车超到他们前面，企图堵住他们。
2 PHRASAL VERB 使受束缚；使别无选择 If something boxes you in, it puts you in a situation where you have very little choice about what you can do. 使受束缚；使别无选择
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Part of winning a mandate is having clear goals and not boxing yourself in. [VERB noun PREP.]
要想取得授权，需要制定明确的目标，但不能束缚住自己的手脚。
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We are not trying to box anybody in, we are trying to find a satisfactory way forward. [VERB PREP. noun]
我们并不是要限制任何人，我们是在努力寻找一个令人满意的出路。