hog-tie /ˈhɔːgtaɪ/ (also hogtie) ( hog-tying, hog-tied, hog-ties )

• 1. 

  V-T If someone hog-ties an animal or a person, they tie their legs together, or they tie their arms and legs together. 捆住(手脚) [美国英语]

  例：

  The cops come in, hog-tie him, chuck him in the back of an ambulance.

  这些警察进来，捆住他的手脚，把他扔到救护车后面。

• 2. 

  V-T If you are hog-tied by something, it restricts you or stops you from doing something. 束缚 [美国英语]

  例：

  She had been hog-tied by the system but she had never lost her compassion.

  她被制度束缚，但她从未失去她的热情。