“tie oneself down” 的意思是 “使自己受环境、固定职业或地点等的约束” 例句 1 “Children do tie you down, don't they?”， 意思是 “孩子简直把你拖累住了吧？”，体现出孩子会让人受到（时间、精力等方面的）约束； 例句 2 “He's not in a hurry to get married; he doesn't want to tie himself down.”， 意思是 “他并不急着结婚，因为他不想把自己束缚住”，说明他不想因结婚而让自己受婚姻相关的各种约束。