n.褶边
vt.缝边;包围;约束
The hem on her skirt needs sewing. 她裙子上的褶边需要缝一缝。
用作及物动词 (vt.)Can you help me to hem the skirt? 你能帮我给裙子缝边吗?
The enemy troops were hemming us in. 敌军把我们包围了。
He felt hemmed in by convention. 他感到受清规戒律的束缚。
hem通常用作及物动词,作“包围”解时常与副词in连用,且常用于被动结构。