box in

英 [bɒks ɪn]

美 [bɑːks ɪn]

将…围住; 堵住; 使受束缚; 使别无选择

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 将…围住；堵住
  If youare boxed in, you are unable to move from a particular place because you are surrounded by other people or cars.
  1. Armstrong was boxed in with 300 metres to go...
     阿姆斯特朗在离目的地还有300米的地方被堵住不能动弹。
  2. The black cabs cut in front of them, trying to box them in.
     那些黑色出租车超到他们前面，企图堵住他们。
• PHRASAL VERB 使受束缚；使别无选择
  If somethingboxesyouin, it puts you in a situation where you have very little choice about what you can do.
  1. Part of winning a mandate is having clear goals and not boxing yourself in...
     要想取得授权，需要制定明确的目标，但不能束缚住自己的手脚。
  2. We are not trying to box anybody in, we are trying to find a satisfactory way forward.
     我们并不是要限制任何人，我们是在努力寻找一个令人满意的出路。

英英释义

verb

• enclose or confine as if in a box
  Synonym:box up

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