1 PHRASAL VERB [usually passive] 包围;环绕 If a place is hemmed in by mountains or by other places, it is surrounded by them. 包围;环绕
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Manchester is hemmed in by greenbelt countryside and by housing and industrial areas. [be V-ed P + by]
曼彻斯特周围环绕着绿色乡村带、住宅区和工业区。
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The brick path to the door was hemmed in on either side by tall, unkempt boxwood hedges. [be V-ed P by n]
通往门口的砖路两旁是高大、杂乱的黄杨树篱。
2 PHRASAL VERB 困住;限制;约束 If someone is hemmed in or if someone hems them in, they are prevented from moving or changing, for example because they are surrounded by people or obstacles. 困住;限制;约束 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]