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单词 box in
释义
box in
1. phrasal verb
If you are boxed in, you are unable to move from a particular place because you are surrounded by other people or cars.
Armstrong was boxed in with 300 metres to go. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE]
The black cabs cut in front of them, trying to box them in. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If something boxes you in, it puts you in a situation where you have very little choice about what you can do.
Part of winning a mandate is having clear goals and not boxing yourself in. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
We are not trying to box anybody in, we are trying to find a satisfactory way forward. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
boxed in adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
The Chancellor is boxed in by inflation targets and sterling.
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