hogtie
verb[T]
USuk/ˈhɑːɡ.taɪ/us/ˈhɑːɡ.taɪ/tofastensomeone'shandsandfeettogether, or tofastenall fourlegsof ananimaltogether:
绑住手脚He was hogtied like agutteddeer.他手脚都被绑住，就像一只开了膛的鹿一样。
to make itdifficultorimpossiblefor someone to do something:
（让…难以或无法做事）绑住手脚Prodi'sgovernmentwas hogtied from theoutsetbyitstinymajorityin theSenate.普罗迪政府从一开始就被绑住了手脚，因为他们在参议会只占微小多数。
Fastening and tying
- anchor
- bale
- be locked togetheridiom
- belay
- boardsomethingup
- bolt
- bound
- bowline
- granny knot
- half hitch
- harness
- hobble
- knotted
- stake
- strapsomeonein
- strapsomethingup
- tack
- tapesomethingup
- tether
- tiesomeonedown
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Preventing and impeding
hogtie
noun[C]
USuk/ˈhɒɡ.taɪ/us/ˈhɑːɡ.taɪ/apositionin which someone'shandsandfeetarefastenedtogether, or all four of an animal'slegsarefastenedtogether:
绑住手脚Helefther in a hogtie on thehotelbed.他把她手脚绑住，留在旅馆房间里。
Fastening and tying
- anchor
- bale
- be locked togetheridiom
- belay
- boardsomethingup
- bolt
- bound
- bowline
- granny knot
- half hitch
- harness
- hobble
- knotted
- stake
- strapsomeonein
- strapsomethingup
- tack
- tapesomethingup
- tether
- tiesomeonedown
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