| 词汇 | fetter |
| 释义 | fetter verb[ T ] uk /ˈfet.ər/ us /ˈfet̬.ɚ/ literary to keep someone within limits or stop them from making progress: 束缚；限制；抑制 fettered byHe felt fettered by a nine-to-five office existence.朝九晚五的办公室生活让他觉得颇受束缚。 to tie someone to a place by putting chains around their ankles给…上脚镣 Limiting and restricting anti-libertarian armlock boundary box someone out box someone/something in crippling cripplingly crowd curb curtail keep (herself) to herselfidiom limit limitation limitative limiting suffocatingly tempered tie someone down tie someone up uncrippled You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Fastening and tying Examples of fetterfetter No regulations have been issued fettering the discretion of the insurance committee. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You cannot work them in blinkers and fetters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The courts have exercised a jurisdiction in the past to control tribunals, but they have been fettered by antiquated rules. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Obviously it has greatly fettered the discussion which we are opening here to-day, and there can be no doubt about that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want the matter to be fettered when we come to redrafting the necessary clauses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first of those relates to the figures that the units apply and which have fettered the courts in reaching decisions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Today it is being fettered in its free expression by these traditional and special franchises, and by the unequal use of wealth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The chairman is to be an independent and impartial person, and it is not desirable that he should be fettered with instructions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They strike off fetters by which the courts are at present bound in theory and to some extent in practice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The punishment of wearing what are called "bar fetters," weighing 5lb. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not wish to say for a moment that true economic fetters can never be burst asunder under any conditions whatever. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We will not allow the spirit of liberty to be fettered by such a chain as that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not suggest that in any other cases there will be an unfettered right of appeal, because it can be fettered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not wish to be fettered in our discussions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They should not have that judgment fettered by the amendment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of fetter These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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