| 单词 | trammel |
| 释义 | trammel (once / 2882 pages) 1nv 2n WORD FAMILY trammel: tramels, trammeled, trammeling, trammelled, trammelling, trammels+/trammeled: untrammeled/trammelled: untrammelled USAGE EXAMPLESTrammel said she often makes the first overture to birth families. Washington Post(Oct 12, 2016) Men are "never quite so trammelled or devoured by domesticity" Seriously? New York Times(Aug 31, 2016) Kat Trammel, co-chairwoman of the Ocean City chapter, said the power of the event never ceases to amaze her. Washington Times(Sep 24, 2016) 1 1n a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble Hyper constraint, restraint a device that retards something's motion 2n a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) Syn|Hypo|Hyper bond, hamper, shackle ball and chain heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain fetter, hobblea shackle for the ankles or feet cuff, handcuff, handlock, manacleshackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs chains, ironsmetal shackles; for hands or legs constraint, restraint a device that retards something's motion 3n a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh Syn|Hyper trammel net fishing net, fishnet a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in 4v catch in or as if in a trap Syn|Hypo|Hyper ensnare, entrap, snare, trap gin trap with a snare capture, catch capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping 5v place limits on (extent or access) 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle reduce, tighten narrow or limit tielimit or restrict to gaterestrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment draw a line, draw the linereasonably object (to) or set a limit (on) mark off, mark outset boundaries to and delimit harness, rein, rulekeep in check baffle, regulatecheck the emission of (sound) cramp, halter, hamper, strangleprevent the progress or free movement of constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten uprestrict clamp down, crack downrepress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable) inhibitlimit the range or extent of constrain, cumber, encumber, restrainhold back bridleput a bridle on curbkeep to the curb clogimpede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits n an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace Hyper pothook an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire |
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