trammel
UK/'træml/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
Something that restricts freedom or progress; a type of fishing net.
束缚，障碍；鱼网
v.
To restrict or hamper someone's freedom or actions.
束缚，妨碍
Root Breakdown
Native Englishtrammelother
=trammel
Common Collocations
- 1.trammels of convention世俗的束缚
- 2.free from trammels摆脱束缚
- 3.[trammels of bureaucracy][官僚体制的羁绊]
- 4.trammels of tradition传统的枷锁
Example Sentences
- 1.
She refused to let the trammels of convention dictate her career choices.
- 2.
The artist felt the trammels of poverty stifling his creative ambitions.
- 3.
Fishermen along the coast still use trammels to catch flatfish in shallow waters.