单词 | hidebound |
释义 | hidebound (haɪdbaʊnd ) adjective 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. [disapproval] The men are hidebound and reactionary. The economy was hidebound by public spending and private monopolies. [+ by] Synonyms: conventional, set, rigid, narrow |
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