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| 1 | I to fight in the sport of boxing 参加拳击比赛 |
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| 2 | T to put something into a box 把…装入箱子（或盒子） |
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| - | box sb’ s ears informal old-fashioned
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| to hit someone on the side of the head , as a punishment |
| 打某人耳光 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌbox ˈin |
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| 1 | to surround a person or vehicle , so that they cannot move or leave a place 把…困住 | I was boxed in until the other driver came back. 我被困在里面，一直等到另一个司机回来才脱身。 | |
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| 2 | to limit someone’ s freedom to choose what to do 限制；约束 | If they promise big tax cuts, they could be boxing themselves in. 如果他们许诺大幅降低税收，他们可能会把自己限制住。 | |
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