The moral is that people are often too hidebound by social convention to state their views.

人们往往因社会习俗的束缚而难以表达自己的想法。

And local, state and federal governments could begin to reform an often hidebound water rights system.

地方、州和府可以对墨守成规的用水权进行改革。

Bobby Riggs, a loudmouth with hidebound views and a knack for publicity, challenged her to a friendly exhibition.

鲍比·里格斯是个观点保守、善于扬的大嗓门，他向她挑战，要求她出席场友好的表演赛。

The young royal has tightened his grip on the kingdom while presenting himself in Western capitals as the man to reform the hidebound Saudi state.

这位年轻的王室成员强自己对王室的控制，以改革守旧的沙特王国的改革者的形象出现在西方各国的首都。

For the Poet is indeed a Maker: above the world of sense, trodden by hidebound humanity, he builds that world of his own whereto is summoned the unfettered spirit.

因为诗人确实是个创造者：在感官世界之上，被顽固的人性所践踏，他建立了他自己的世界，在那里召唤了不受约束的精神。