1.(衣服等的)褶边,卷边the edge of a piece of cloth that has been folded over and sewn, especially on a piece of clothing
to take up the hem of a dress(= to make the dress shorter)把连衣裙改短
1.~ sth(给某物)缝边,镶边to make a hem on sth
to hem a skirt给裙子缝边
We seem to have arrived at a moment when further economic expansion is hemmed in by financial as well as natural limits.
目前,国家财政和自然环境似乎都已达到承受极限,进一步的经济扩张受到制约。
When asked about how much they will donate to charity, they just hemmed and hawed.
当问到将会捐多少钱作慈善用途时,他们即显得吞吞吐吐。
She had spent so much of her life feeling secondary (though to a man she adored) that she burned to undo the laws that hemmed women in.
在她一生的大部分时间中,她总感觉自己作为女性得不到重视(虽然她受到一个男人的宠爱),于是尽自己所能解除那些禁锢女性的法律。
I asked the price of what he had (before he was ready to give it). He hemmed and hawed, then said, "Well, it's normally . . . "
我问他他产品的价格(在他给我价格之前)他支支吾吾,然后说,“恩,那一般是…”
The flag itself was standard issue, although the top was hemmed so that the astronauts would be able to slide it over the crossbar.
国旗也是关键,国旗的顶端镶边了,以便宇航员将国旗滑动至横杆。
If it fails to strengthen regional ties, it is destined to see its economic expansion hemmed in by unsympathetic and threatening neighbours.
如果印度不能加强区域联系,它就注定会看到,自己的经济扩张被冷漠而充满敌意的邻国所遏制。
But the Russian supply lines were intact and they were able to enjoy quarters which, though spartan, were not hemmed in by the enemy.
但是俄国人的补给线是完整的,尽管艰苦,但他们仍然可以在没有敌人包围的情况下,安心的呆在营房里。
Frozen and hemmed in by a cold, callous greed, the warming influence of Socialism is beginning to liberate them.
为冷酷无情的贪婪所冻结和牵制的人性已开始被社会主义的温暖所释放。
Mr. Yang and his partners do not plan to be hemmed in by the online digital format.
杨先生和他的同伴们的计划并不仅局限于网上在线新闻。
Pharaoh will think, 'The Israelites are wandering around the land in confusion, hemmed in by the desert. '
‘以色列人在地中绕迷了,旷野把他们困住了。’
The Arctic is an ocean, covered with drifting packed ice and hemmed in by the land masses of Europe, Asia, and North America.
北极是一个海洋,覆盖着冰漂流便携和裹足不前的土地群众的欧洲,亚洲和北美洲。
Hemmed in between family-size cartons of cornflakes and giant packets of washing powder, her individual yoghurt seemed to say it all.
挤在的家庭装的麦片和大包洗衣粉中,她的一个酸奶仿佛在说明这一切。
These definitions seem designed to promote an image of Canada sort of still in our buckskins, hemmed in by dark forests.
这些定义似乎要替加拿大推广这样一种形象:人们身着鹿皮衣装,隐居在阴暗的森林中。
During the last 20 years elephants have been hemmed in by the increasing number of people moving into the area in search of arable land.
在过去的20年中,由于越来越多的移民为找寻耕地而迁入该地区,大象被层层包围。
Just to be safe though, take off a little less than necessary when having them hemmed.
为了保险起见,在必要的基础上再少卷一点边。
Had he ever entered the Maze and discovered what could make his life better? Or was Hem still hemmed in because he would not change?
他是否已经重新回到迷宫中,并且发现了能使他的生活变得更好的东西?或者,他因为不肯改变,还在那里迟疑不前?
For a moment I am hemmed in by the loss and I feel helpless. I suffer it silently.
一时间被失落包围,那么无助。只有独自一人默默承受。
This is an amusement park on the edge of the city, hemmed in between an odoriferous river and a clamorous overhead expressway.
这是一个位在城市边缘,被发臭的河道与紊乱的高架桥包围的儿童乐园。
She is a sprightly married woman, hemmed in by an overwhelming sense of duty.
她是个活泼的已婚妇女,但却为一种强烈的责任感所约束。
If it gets hemmed up and has to pick out somebody to run over, it will pick out you.
如果它被包围,想从谁身上冲过去,它一定会选中你。
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