fettered
past simple and past participle offetter
| 单词 | fettered |
| 释义 | fettered past simple and past participle offetter fetter verb[T] uk/ˈfet.ər/us/ˈfet̬.ɚ/literary tokeepsomeone withinlimitsorstopthem from makingprogress: Hefeltfetteredbya nine-to-fiveofficeexistence. totiesomeone to aplaceby puttingchainsaroundtheirankles Limiting and restricting
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Fastening and tying Examplesoffetteredfettered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is expected to resolve all problems, while local energies remainfettered, and the leaders and population passive. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, the potential gains from applying lean principles arefetteredby the parties' mutual mistrust, self-interest and the defensive strategies. From theCambridge English Corpus The courts have exercised a jurisdiction in the past to control tribunals, but they have beenfetteredby antiquated rules. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was quite tolerable in war-time, but today the industry isfettered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Obviously it has greatlyfetteredthe discussion which we are opening here to-day, and there can be no doubt about that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want the matter to befetteredwhen we come to redrafting the necessary clauses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The first of those relates to the figures that the units apply and which havefetteredthe courts in reaching decisions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was purely a question of our not beingfetteredif there was a danger of submarine attack. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Today it is beingfetteredin its free expression by these traditional and special franchises, and by the unequal use of wealth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The chairman is to be an independent and impartial person, and it is not desirable that he should befetteredwith instructions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We will not allow the spirit of liberty to befetteredby such a chain as that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not suggest that in any other cases there will be an unfettered right of appeal, because it can befettered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not wish to befetteredin our discussions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They should not have that judgmentfetteredby the amendment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Without it, they arefettered, deprived of their powers of access and the facilities needed to make holidays enjoyable. 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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