地道英语表达｜被工作拴住了，被孩子拴住了

tie sb down

限制，束缚（某人）

He's tied down by having to work every Saturday.

他星期六都被工作拴住了。

We'd like to travel more, but having children at school really ties us down.

我们想去更多的地方旅游，可是上学的孩子们把我们拴住了。

shout down sb or shout sb down 

以叫喊声盖过（某人）的声音

She was shouted down when she tried to speak on the issue of abortion.

她试图谈论流产问题时，话音被叫喊声淹没了。

I couldn’t hear what the prime minister was saying because some people at the front were shouting him down.

我听不到总理在说什么，因为前面人的声音盖过了他。

pin sb down

使（某人）动弹不得；困住（某人）

Two police officers pinned the robber down while the third handcuffed him.

两名警察将劫匪压制，第三名警察将他铐上了手铐。

tie sb/sth down

（用绳子）捆住，栓住

Tie down anything that might blow away in the storm.

把有可能被风暴吹走的所有东西全部拴住。