掣肘 meaning in English
(阻碍旁人做事) hold sb. back by the elbow; impede; handicap 短语和例子
Examples
- As there was no one making things difficult for us , we settled the matter smoothly .
这件事办得很顺利，没有人掣肘。 - I favored secrecy because it freed me from the necessity of living up to criteria set beforehand by the media and critics .
我赞成秘密访问，因为这样我就不必受舆论界和批评我的人事先定的规定的掣肘。 - But why do we need to tie our own hands with this principle
问16 ：但为何要受这项原则所掣肘？ - And it has restricted the healthy development of the life insurance industry seriously
寿险投资已严重掣肘了我国寿险业的健康发展。 - During a public hearing into the matter , both men vigorously denied they had tried to restrict the polling work
他们在公开聆讯中极力否认曾对民调工作加以掣肘。