hogtie

常見例句

The welfare worker wanted to help as once, but rules and regulations hog-tied him, so he could only report the case.
那位社會(huì)福利工作者欲立刻援助，但限於槼章，所以他衹能把這情形報(bào)告上去。
Make no mistake about it, the Mavericks will be fighting for survival in Game2. Another home-court loss and Dallas will be hog tied and barbequed .
大家要對(duì)此有數(shù)：第二場(chǎng)對(duì)小牛來(lái)說(shuō)已經(jīng)是生死之戰(zhàn)。主場(chǎng)再敗就意味著小牛已經(jīng)成爲(wèi)磐中餐了。
We are all hog-tied by tedious social taboos which mean we have to ask boring questions with dopey looks on our faces. But it's the only way to get a straight answer.
我們都被各種各樣的社交禁忌所束縛著，因此我們不得不板著臉來(lái)問(wèn)一些213的問(wèn)題，但這卻是直接得到答案的唯一方法。

The stock market rose above pre-U.S. downgrade lows during intraday trade on Monday, but immediate fundamentals remain weak and policy makers in Washington seem hog-tied to do much about.
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In particular, James Sensenbrenner, chairman of the House Science Commitee, is annoyed that the station has become hog-tied by Russia's inability to pay for things, and feels Congress has been duped.
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"The last two years were by far the most challenging in over 30 years, " Pope says, citing global recessionary conditions, fears about the H1N1 virus, the closure of some key export markets, spiking grain prices and extended low hog prices tied to oversupply.
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