单词 | hem in |
释义 | hem in vt. sep. 1.(enclose, confine)to hem sb/sth in or to hem in sb/sth环绕;包围 The Princess's car was hemmed in by the crowd.公主的车被人群团团围住。 The path to the door was hemmed in on either side by tall hedges.通往大门的小路两侧是高高的树篱。 2.(restrict someone's freedom)to hem sb in or to hem in sb约束;限制 But if the town sheltered her as a girl, it hemmed her in as a young woman.小时候, 小镇庇护她, 现在她长大成人, 小镇却限制了她。 The company's competitors complain that they are hemmed in by rigid legal contracts.该公司的竞争对手抱怨说他们受到死板法律合同的制约。 to feel hemmed in感到受约束;觉得受限制 After a few years of marriage I was starting to feel hemmed in.结婚几年后, 我开始觉得受束缚。 |
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