Fetter



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.脚镣; 束缚
• ［英］ n.脚镣 ( a shackle or chain for the feet) ; 束缚 ( restraint)
• ［类］ 反义词: set free ( 释放) ; liberate ( 解放)
• ［例］ The horse broke away from its fetters. The guard fettered the prisoner.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English feter, from Old English; akin to Old English fōt foot
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. a chain or shackle for the feet
• 2. something that confines ; restraint

II. transitive verb

• Date: before 12th century
• 1. to put fetters on ; shackle
• 2. to restrain from motion, action, or progress
• Synonyms: see hamper

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