trammel

• 多义词：一种三层刺网（捕鱼用）；悬挂锅具于火上方的可调节钩；用于训练马匹走对侧步的拘束装置；或任何束缚、限制自由的装置。

A noun with multiple meanings: a type of fishing net with three layers; an adjustable pothook for a fireplace; a restraint used to teach a horse to amble; or any device that confines or restricts freedom.

1. C2formal

   A type of fishing net made of three layers: two outer layers with a coarse mesh and a loose inner layer with a fine mesh.

   三层刺网

   • The fishermen set a trammel in the shallow waters to catch flounder.
   • Trammel nets are effective for catching fish that try to swim through the coarse outer mesh.
   • He carefully repaired the torn inner layer of the trammel.

2. Adjustable pothookC2formalbritish

   An adjustable hook used in a fireplace to hang pots over the fire.

   可调锅钩

   • The blacksmith forged a sturdy trammel for the hearth.
   • She adjusted the trammel to lower the kettle into the flames.
   • The old kitchen still had a trammel hanging in the fireplace.

   同义词pothook

3. Horse training restraintC2formal

   A device used to restrain a horse's legs to teach it to amble.

   马腿限制器

   • The trainer used a trammel to teach the young horse the amble gait.
   • Trammels were commonly used in historical horse training.
   • He carefully fitted the trammel around the horse's legs.

   同义词hobblehopple

4. Restraint or confinementC2formal

   Something that restricts freedom or movement, often used to tie down or restrain a person.

   束缚

   • The prisoner was bound with trammels of iron.
   • She felt the trammels of societal expectations holding her back.
   • He broke free from the trammels that confined him.

   同义词bondcheckconstraintcurbfetterhindranceimpedimentmanaclerestraintrestrictionshackle

• 过时动词，指限制、阻碍或妨碍某人或某事物，常通过身体上或隐喻性的束缚来实现。

An archaic verb meaning to confine, hamper, or impede someone or something, often by physical or metaphorical restraint.

1. To trap or ensnareC2formal

   To catch or confine someone or something, as if in a net or trap.

   束缚或诱捕

   • The poacher was trammeled by his own illegal nets.
   • Her ambitions were trammeled by the restrictive society she lived in.
   • The bird was trammeled in the thick undergrowth.

   同义词catchenmeshensnareentangleentrapnetsnaretrap

   反义词freeliberatereleaseunbinduntie

2. To restrict or hinderC2formal

   To place limits on the freedom, extent, or access of something; to impede.

   限制或阻碍

   • Bureaucratic red tape often trammels innovation.
   • His creativity was trammeled by the strict rules of the academy.
   • The new regulations trammel the company's ability to expand.

   同义词blockcheckclogconstraincurbencumberfetterhamperimpedeinhibitobstructrestrainshacklethwart

   反义词freeliberaterelease