英语词汇“clip the wings of”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

clip the wings of

1Trim the feathers of (a bird) so as to disable it from flight.Further charges under the Summary Offences Act are also expected to be laid for ill-treatment of animals, importing animals without written permission from the chief game warden and clipping the wings of the protected birds....

The owner had forgotten to clip the wings of the bird.
His first day, he had to clip the wings of a flock of geese.

1.1Prevent (someone) from acting freely; check the aspirations of: he finally clipped the wings of his high-flying chief of staff...

No-hopers Kerry turned the league form on its head at Hollymount on Saturday by clipping the wings of league hopefuls Mayo.
Many people see this as clipping the wings of the student movement in British Columbia, or even as a form of dividing and conquering students.
But the move to allow the removal of sensitive data on ‘national security’ grounds, and possibly clip the wings of scientists in future, was made at a meeting of the National Academy of Sciences in the US earlier this year.

Synonyms

restrict someone's freedom, check, curb, set/impose limits on, keep within bounds, keep under control, obstruct, impede, frustrate, thwart, stand in the way of, fetter, hamstring

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单词	clip the wings of
释义	clip the wings of 1Trim the feathers of (a bird) so as to disable it from flight.Further charges under the Summary Offences Act are also expected to be laid for ill-treatment of animals, importing animals without written permission from the chief game warden and clipping the wings of the protected birds.... The owner had forgotten to clip the wings of the bird. His first day, he had to clip the wings of a flock of geese. 1.1Prevent (someone) from acting freely; check the aspirations of: he finally clipped the wings of his high-flying chief of staff... No-hopers Kerry turned the league form on its head at Hollymount on Saturday by clipping the wings of league hopefuls Mayo. Many people see this as clipping the wings of the student movement in British Columbia, or even as a form of dividing and conquering students. But the move to allow the removal of sensitive data on ‘national security’ grounds, and possibly clip the wings of scientists in future, was made at a meeting of the National Academy of Sciences in the US earlier this year. Synonyms restrict someone's freedom, check, curb, set/impose limits on, keep within bounds, keep under control, obstruct, impede, frustrate, thwart, stand in the way of, fetter, hamstring See parent entry: clip
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