1. 包围：hem and haw 哼哼哈哈 | hem in 包围 | hem 边

1. 包围;环绕
    If a place is hemmed in by mountains or by other places, it is surrounded by them.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

2. 困住;限制;约束
    If someone is hemmed in or if someone hems them in, they are prevented from moving or changing, for example because they are surrounded by people or obstacles.

hem in的反义词

    e.g. 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。

1. surround so as to force to give up

    e.g. The Turks besieged Vienna

    Synonym: besiegebeleaguersurroundcircumvent

2. surround in a restrictive manner

    e.g. The building was hemmed in by flowers