汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 掣肘
掣肘
(lit.) to hold sb by the elbow / (fig.) to hold back / to impede / to handicap
拉着胳膊。比喻有人从旁牵制,工作受干扰暗中掣肘|受到掣肘,工作难开展。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这件事办得很顺利,没有人掣肘

As there was no one making things difficult for us, we settled the matter smoothly.

它也会受到文化差异的掣肘,就像在德国一样。

It may stumble for cultural reasons, as it did in Germany.

这在需要集成多个串口设备的场合显得十分掣肘

How can we do in the case of integration of multiple serial devices?