●ˌtie sb ˈdown1. ( ˌtie yourself ˈdown) (to sth/to doing sth)to restrict sb’s activities or freedom, for example by making them accept particular conditions or by keeping them busy限制；束缚；牵累◆We managed to tie him down to a date for the meeting. 我们总算让他敲定了会议日期。◆She didn’t want to be tied down by a full-time job. 她不想被全职工作拴住。◆I don’t want to be tied down to coming back at a particular time. 我不想限定自己回来的时间。◆Do you really want to tie yourself down at 18 with a husband, a home and a baby? 你真的想在 18 岁就被丈夫、家庭和孩子捆住手脚吗？2.to do sth so that an enemy force is kept busy and has to stay in a particular area牵制，钳制（敌人）◆Guerrilla activity kept the army tied down in the mountains. 游击队的袭扰把该部队钳制在山区。OBJtroops, police1[v + n/pron + adv]2[v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv]