box in

囲んで動けなくする、行く手をふさぐ

周囲を障害物で囲み、人や物が動けないようにする。

やさしい英語で： To stop someone or something from moving by surrounding them with things that block the way.

• Don't box my car in.
• Two police cars boxed the van in.
• We were boxed in by parked trucks.

使い方： box someone/something in (A delivery truck boxed my car in.)

類義語： trap, block in, surround

反対語： free

よく使う表現： box in someone, box in vehicles

制約する、自由を奪う

人ができることや、考えたり話したりできる範囲を狭める。

やさしい英語で： To limit what someone can do, think, or say.

• Don't let labels box you in.
• Her family's expectations boxed her in.
• The contract has boxed us in creatively.

使い方： box someone in (These strict rules box teachers in.)

類義語： restrict, limit, constrain

反対語： liberate

よく使う表現： box in someone, box in artists

四角で囲む

紙面上の何かを、正方形や長方形の線で囲む。

やさしい英語で： Draw a square or rectangle around something on a page.

• Box in your answer.
• She boxed in the date on the form.
• Have you boxed the correct section in?

使い方： box something in (Box the important words in with a pencil.)

類義語： frame, enclose

よく使う表現： box in an answer, box something in