| [/ˈfetə(r); ˋfɛtɚ/] n (usu pl 通常作复数) 用法:
1 chain put round the feet of a person or animal to limit movement 脚镣; （动物的）足械:
The prisoner was kept in fetters. 犯人戴著脚镣. 用法:
2 (fig 比喻) thing that restricts or hinders 桎梏; 束缚; 绊:
the fetters of poverty 贫困的束缚. fetter 2
v [Tn] 用法:
1 put (sb) in fetters 给（某人）戴上脚镣. 用法:
2 restrict or hinder (sb) in any way 束缚或阻碍（某人）:
I hate being fettered by petty rules and regulations. 我讨厌受清规戒律的束缚. |