| 单词 | hem somebody/something ↔ in |
| 释义 | hem somebody/something ↔ inhem somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verbphr v a) AROUND/ROUNDto surround someone or something closely 把〔某人或某物〕围住 They were hemmed in on all sides by the soldiers and the dogs. 他们被士兵和狗团团围住。 The market place is hemmed in by shops and banks. 市场周边商店和银行林立。 b) FREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANTCAN'Tto make someone feel that they are not free to do what they want to do 限制 They hem in the child with endless rules and restrictions. 他们用没完没了的规定来限制那个孩子。 Examples from the Corpus hem in• A second group of police assembled behind the marchers, effectively hemming them in.• It's made from 100% easy-care polyester and measures 24in from nape of neck to hem.• Silently, ranks of police edged their steaming mounts closer to the crowds, hemming them in.• Some crew slide on to the seat beside me, hemming me in.• They became an accounting device to help managers, not a control device to hem them in.• You hem me in, behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.• Six black heavies hem us in, want to know why we are snooping. → hem somebody/something ↔ in at hem2(2) |
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