to fasten someone's hands and feet together, or to fasten all four legs of an animal together

He was hogtied like a gutted deer. 他手脚都被绑住，就像一只开了膛的鹿一样。

to make it difficult or impossible for someone to do something

Prodi's government was hogtied from the outset by its tiny majority in the Senate. 普罗迪政府从一开始就被绑住了手脚，因为他们在参议会只占微小多数。

a position in which someone's hands and feet are fastened together, or all four of an animal's legs are fastened together

He left her in a hogtie on the hotel bed. 他把她手脚绑住，留在旅馆房间里。