hem in

英 [hem ɪn]

美 [hem ɪn]

包围; 环绕; 困住; 限制; 约束

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 包围;环绕
  If a placeis hemmed in bymountains orbyother places, it is surrounded by them.
  1. Manchester is hemmed in by greenbelt countryside and by housing and industrial areas...
     曼彻斯特周围环绕着绿色乡村带、住宅区和工业区。
  2. The brick path to the door was hemmed in on either side by tall, unkempt boxwood hedges.
     通往门口的砖路两旁是高大、杂乱的黄杨树篱。
• PHRASAL VERB 困住;限制;约束
  If someoneis hemmed inor if someonehemsthemin, they are prevented from moving or changing, for example because they are surrounded by people or obstacles.
  1. The company's competitors complain that they are hemmed in by rigid legal contracts.
     公司的竞争对手抱怨他们受到严格的法律合同的约束。

英英释义

verb

• surround so as to force to give up
  1. The Turks besieged Vienna
  Synonym:besiegebeleaguersurroundcircumvent
• surround in a restrictive manner
  1. The building was hemmed in by flowers

双语例句

• Nonetheless, Sniff; Scurry, Hem and Haw all discovered, in their own way, what they were looking for.
  但是不管怎样，这四个家伙&嗅嗅与匆匆，哼哼和唧唧都以他们各自的方式不懈地追寻着他们想要得到的东西。
• Mikal Hem, a journalist based in Oslo, toldVOA the explosion could be heard from many kilometers away.
  米卡尔·海姆是奥斯陆的一名记者。他告诉美国之音说，爆炸在很多公里之外都可以听到。
• Manchester is hemmed in by greenbelt countryside and by housing and industrial areas
  曼彻斯特周围环绕着绿色乡村带、住宅区和工业区。
• Obama's candid remarks Monday illustrated the political constraints that hem in any president who is running for re-election and dealing with a congressional chamber in this case, the House controlled by the rival party.
  奥巴马在周一直率的言论也表明了每位参加连任竞选的总统受到的政治制约，尤其是在目前美国的国会众议院由敌对党派把持的情况下。
• Someone is stitching up a hem, darning a hole in a uniform, patching a tire, repairing the things in need of repair.
  有人在缝合衣服口，织补制服上的洞，修补轮胎，修补一切需要修补的东西。
• Every time she bent over to retrieve them, the hem of the dress fell in the mud.
  每回她弯下腰去用手提鞋时，衣服的前襟便落在泥里。
• Or was Hem still hemmed in because he would not change?
  或者，他因为不肯改变，还在那里迟疑不前？
• She exerts control only at points of real divergence but does not hem the child in with restrictions.
  她只在真正的分歧点施加控制，但不会用各种限制来束缚孩子。
• The nurse hem the dying child in her arms.
  护士怀抱着那将要死去的孩子。
• But the dangerous factor of HEM in the cutting process became the most important in the development of HEM.
  但是高能材料在加工过程中的危险性成了制约其发展的最大因素。