hedge in phrasal verbphr v be hedged in a) AROUND/ROUNDto be surrounded or enclosed by something 被…包围 The building was hedged in by trees. 这幢建筑四周林木围绕。
b) FORBIDif you feel hedged in by something, you feel that your freedom is restricted by it 受到…的束缚[限制]
hedge in• They had a beautiful yard hedged in by hydrangeas.• Suppose indeed that we were hedged in by limitations of comprehension we could not comprehend?• In each case, the reforms were hedged in with clauses designed to preserve leeway for the authorities.
→ hedge in at hedge2(3)