"It unties the hands of the pharmaceutical制药的industry so that they can begin treating the disease and not just the side effects," he said.
2017年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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解开…上的绳索；松开
If you untie something that is tied to another thing or if you untie two things that are tied together, you remove the string or rope that holds them or that has been tied round them.