to box in
01
包围, 困住
to physically confine or surround a person or thing so closely that they cannot move away or escape
语法信息
形态构成
短语
动作动词
规则
可分离
小品词
in
基本动词
box
现在时
box in
第三人称单数
boxes in
现在分词
boxing in
一般过去时
boxed in
过去分词
boxed in
例子
The protesters felt boxed in by the police barriers.
抗议者感到被警察的障碍物围困了。
02
限制, 局限
to limit someone's choices, making it difficult for them to take the actions they intended
例子
The new regulations boxed the company's expansion plans in.
新规定限制了公司的扩张计划。
