shackling
present participle ofshackle
| 单词 | shackling |
| 释义 | shackling present participle ofshackle shackle verb[T] uk/ˈʃæk.əl/us/ˈʃæk.əl/If you are shackled by something, itpreventsyou from doing what youwantto do: Thecountryis shackled byitsowndebts. Lack of freedom to act
Examplesofshacklingshackling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Vriend's note explained that, conscious of contributing to such a distinguished tradition, he was careful to find the balance that would let the cello speak withoutshacklingthe piano. From theCambridge English Corpus They are alsoshacklingthe trade unions—or they think they are. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Inshacklingthe franchise holder to so many predetermined channels, we are in danger of contradicting that statement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Such controls areshacklingus at present—and it is necessary that they should. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would never tolerate theshacklingor the burdening of business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is an impoverishment, ashackling, and goes against the ideas of sustainability, which are to adapt to reality and make things viable. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English That isshackling, not what we are trying to do with the industry. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I cite by way of recent example theshacklingof women in labour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I was told that was a most iniquitous proposal,shacklingthe independence and discretion of the local authority, and could not be entertained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We had to train them to stand quietly in all weathers and get them used to theshacklingrope on their heels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It means setting the private builder free andshacklingthe corporations and preventing them from building as much as quickly and efficiently as they can. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We must beware ofshacklingthe freedom of such an independent body. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have beenshacklingthe things that people have done. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English This poor old country of ours is in no condition to put up with such hampering andshacklingtreatment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I refer to the proposal for more industrial relations legislation—a euphemism for a furthershacklingof the trade unions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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