汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 紧箍咒
jǐn gū zhòu
紧箍咒 (緊箍咒)
the Band-tightening Spell (in 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]) / a spell or incantation for controlling sb
In the novel "Journey to the West", the spell used by the monk Tang to subdue Monkey King can make the golden hoop on Monkey King's head tighten, causing a headache / Later it is used as a metaphor for things that bind people
约束 束缚 枷锁 管束 羁绊 桎梏
《西游记》里唐僧用来制伏孙悟空的咒语，能使孙悟空头上套的金箍缩紧，使他头疼，因此叫紧箍咒。比喻束缚人的东西。
紧 (緊) jǐn 箍 gū 咒 zhòu
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

谢天谢地，我已经打破了一个紧箍咒。

I am thankful to have broken a spell.

对老范来说，这就是紧箍咒，每回一听说起保管头痛。

This was surely a magic formula for Old Fan as his head ached each time he heard it.

为了能处理欧盟的网络数据，美国互联网公司甘愿带上欧盟耗时又昂贵的法律“紧箍咒“，对其服服帖帖。 今后这个“紧箍咒”会扎的更紧了。

The time-consuming and expensive legal hoops the EU makes American internet firms jump through, to be allowed to handle Europeans’ online data, will become more demanding.

这个紧箍咒并非局限于那些成就斐然的女孩，或是她们的外在追求。

The curse is not confined to overachievers or to girls' external pursuits.

当每家公司都在精打细算的时候，那些反对者认为是给公司经理除去紧箍咒的说法是站不住脚的。

The counter-argument, that cuts remove an important discipline on managers, hardly holdstrue today, when all firms are counting the pennies.

利物浦老板亨利对主教练达格利什念紧箍咒了，表示如果利物浦不能进入欧冠，老纸会灰常灰常的失望。

Liverpool owner John W Henry has thrown down the gauntlet to manager Kenny Dalglish by insisting it would be a 'major disappointment' if Liverpool fail to qualify for the Champions League this season.

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