hidebound /ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd/ TEM8

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  ADJ If you describe someone or something as hidebound, you are criticizing them for having old-fashioned ideas or ways of doing things and being unwilling or unlikely to change. 顽固守旧的; 死板保守的 [oft ADJ 'by' n] [表不满]

  例：

  The men are hidebound and reactionary.

  那些人既顽固又反动。

  例：

  The economy was hidebound by public spending and private monopolies.

  该经济体由于公共开支和私有垄断而变得僵化。