fetter
US
UK fetter [sb/sth] vtr: (restrain)
SC 给…戴上脚镣 gěi dài shàng jiǎo liào
The guards fettered the prisoner and took him to solitary confinement.
守卫们给这位囚犯戴上镣铐，把他单独监禁。
fetter [sth] vtr: figurative, often passive (restrain, limit)
SC 囚禁, 束缚, 羁绊, 限制
Ryan was not fettered by the constraints of tradition or convention.
瑞恩不受传统或习俗的束缚。
fetters npl: (restraints, shackles)
SC 桎梏 zhì gù
SC 枷锁 zhì gù，jiā suǒ
TC 枷鎖
TC 枷鎖
SC 镣铐 zhì gù，liào kào
The prisoner struggled to get free of his fetters.
fetters npl: figurative (limitations, restraints)
SC 囚禁，束缚 qiú jìn ，shù fù
TC 束縛
TC 束縛
The fetters of mediocrity will always hold the author back from achieving fame and fortune.