ADJ 被困住的;被缠住的;受到约束的 If you say that someone is chained to a person or a situation, you are emphasizing that there are reasons why they cannot leave that person or situation, even though you think they might like to. 被困住的;被缠住的;受到约束的
Surely modern women want to be informed of world current affairs; we are no longer chained to the kitchen sink!.
当代女性当然想了解时事,我们不再只是受缚于家务小事。
At work, he was chained to a system of boring meetings. [+ to]