hem in
phrasal verbhem somebody/something in
- [often passive] to surround somebody/something so that they cannot move or grow easily
包围，限制（某人或某事物） - The village is hemmed in on all sides by mountains.
村子四面环山。 - (figurative) She felt hemmed in by all their petty rules and regulations.
她觉得受到他们那些琐碎的规章制度的束缚。
- The village is hemmed in on all sides by mountains.