hidebound

英 [ˈhaɪdbaʊnd]

美 [ˈhaɪdbaʊnd]

adj.  守旧的; 迂腐的

GRETEM8医学

BNC.34995 / COCA.31658

牛津词典

adj.

• 守旧的；迂腐的
  having old-fashioned ideas, rather than accepting new ways of thinking

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 顽固守旧的;死板保守的
  If you describe someone or something ashidebound, you are criticizing them for having old-fashioned ideas or ways of doing things and being unwilling or unlikely to change.
  1. The men are hidebound and reactionary...
     那些人顽固且反动。
  2. The economy was hidebound by public spending and private monopolies.
     经济由于公共开支和私有垄断而变得僵化。

英英释义

adj

• stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded
  Synonym:traditionalist

双语例句

• Part of the problem lies in the hidebound conventions of the public sector.
  这个问题部分源于公共部门那些陈旧的传统。
• In other words, the stage figures developed will be not hidebound, pale artistic bodies but live, plump artistic creations.
  戏曲导演二度创造出的舞台形象才可能是活的饱满的艺术生灵，而不是死的苍白的技术躯壳。
• The hidebound managers of the old company refused to adopt computer-based business systems and preferred to rely on tediously slow, paper-based procedure.
  这家老牌公司守旧的经理拒绝采用电脑化业务机制，仍然偏好枯燥缓慢的纸质流程。
• The men are hidebound and reactionary
  那些人顽固且反动。
• Country music has been was a natural enemy for her: hidebound, slow moving, lousy with machismo.
  乡村音乐一直是曾经是她的天敌：它守旧、动作慢、充满大男子主义。
• But investors have been nagged by concerns that vestiges of the hidebound culture that sent the company over the edge remain.
  但投资者担心，曾经导致该公司陷入破产边缘的僵化的企业文化还没有被完全消除。
• The members of committees are often hidebound, unimaginative and even incompetent.
  委员们常常顽固保守，缺乏想象力甚至不称职。
• The dramatic rise of the yen is forcing even hidebound exporters to consider moving offshore.
  就连那些偏保守的出口型企业，也因日元大幅升值而被迫考虑到海外发展。
• Although many literary critics seem to regard the canon as rather hidebound and resistive to change, in fact it has always been very mutable.
  尽管诸多文论家觉得经典似乎很固执，并且拒绝改变，但实际上它总是处于变化之中。
• Although some critics ridiculed her flowing and expressive movements, Isadora brought flexibility and self-expression to the hidebound world of classical dance.
  尽管对她那行云流水般富有表现力的动作持嘲笑态度的批评家大有人在，但伊莎多拉却为死板的古典舞蹈界带来了灵动性和自我表现力。