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boxed in
adjective[ after verb ]
uk /ˌbɒkst ˈɪn/ us /ˌbɑːkst ˈɪn/
If someone or something is boxed in, he, she, or it cannot move, because of other people or things that are too close: 被困住的；被堵住的
I was boxed in, and had to wait for the driver of the other car to get back.我被堵在里面了，只能等另外一辆车的车主回来。
prevented from doing what you want to do: 受限制的
He feels boxed in at work and wants greater freedom to develop his ideas.他觉得在工作上所受限制太多，想要更多的自由拓展自己的想法。
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