tied down

常见例句

But, like all the other buttons on the mattress, it was tied down tight.
不过和床垫上其他的纽扣一样，这只纽扣被绑得紧紧的。
"You know, Joe," he said, "that you are not tied down to that laundry. There are no strings on it.
“你知道，乔，”他说，“那洗衣店并不能约束访，你任何时候都可以把它卖掉，然后把钱花掉。
Harry enjoyed spending time with friends over the summer, but he doesn’t want to be tied down in a relationship when training, so he called time on Flee.
哈里这个夏天跟朋友们过得很愉快，但他不想在训练期间因为感情的事而束手束脚，所以才向拂离妹宣布两人缘分已尽。

The U.S.military has also announced it is investigating an accusation made by a Swedish charity that American troops last week broke down doors and tied up staff members while searching for insurgents at a hospital in Wardak province.

It is surprisingly effective: just think of Captain Gulliver, tied down by hundreds of thread-like Lilliputian ropes.
ECONOMIST: European politics
While Google and Facebook depend on long, intense negotiations with Chinese partners, then the Chinese government to get approval, Apple is not tied down.
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