fetter
n
(usu pl 通常作复数)
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.
2 (fig 比喻) thing that restricts or hinders 桎梏; 束缚; ?quot;?BR> the fetters of poverty 贫困的束缚. fetter, v [Tn]
1 put (sb) in fetters 给(某人)戴上脚镣.
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.