英语词汇“trammel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

tram•mel n., v., -meled, -mel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -melled, -mel•ling.
n. [countable]

Usually, trammels. [plural] anything that hinders;
a restraint.

v. [~ + object]

to restrain or hold back.

tram•mel n., v., -meled, -mel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -melled, -mel•ling.
n.

Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action;
restraint:the trammels of custom.
an instrument for drawing ellipses.
Also called tram. a device used to align or adjust parts of a machine.
See trammel net.
a fowling net.
a contrivance hung in a fireplace to support pots or kettles over the fire.
a fetter or shackle, esp. one used in training a horse to amble.

v.t.

to involve or hold in trammels;
restrain.
to catch or entangle in or as in a net.

Late Latin trēmaculum, equivalent. to Latin trē(s) three + macula mesh
Middle French tramail, variant of tremail three-mesh net
Middle English tramayle 1325–75

tram ′mel•er* [esp. Brit.,] tram′mel•ler, n.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged drag, hobble, curb, inhibition.
8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hinder, impede, obstruct, encumber.

trammel /ˈtræməl/ n

(often plural) a hindrance to free action or movement
Also called: trammel net a fishing net in three sections, the two outer nets having a large mesh and the middle one a fine mesh
rare a fowling net
US a fetter or shackle, esp one used in teaching a horse to amble
a device for drawing ellipses consisting of a flat sheet of metal, plastic, or wood having a cruciform slot in which run two pegs attached to a beam. The free end of the beam describes an ellipse
(sometimes plural)
a device set in a fireplace to support cooking pots

vb ( -els, -elling, -elled) ( US -els, -eling, -eled)(transitive)

to hinder or restrain
to catch or ensnare

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French tramail three-mesh net, from Late Latin trēmaculum, from Latin trēs three + macula hole, mesh in a net

单词	trammel
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 tram•mel /ˈtræməl/USA pronunciation n., v., -meled, -mel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -melled, -mel•ling. n. [countable] Usually, trammels. [plural] anything that hinders; a restraint. v. [~ + object] to restrain or hold back. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 tram•mel (tram′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -meled, -mel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -melled, -mel•ling. n. Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint:the trammels of custom. an instrument for drawing ellipses. Also called tram. a device used to align or adjust parts of a machine. See trammel net. a fowling net. a contrivance hung in a fireplace to support pots or kettles over the fire. a fetter or shackle, esp. one used in training a horse to amble. v.t. to involve or hold in trammels; restrain. to catch or entangle in or as in a net. Late Latin trēmaculum, equivalent. to Latin trē(s) three + macula mesh Middle French tramail, variant of tremail three-mesh net Middle English tramayle 1325–75 tram ′mel•er* [esp. Brit.,] tram′mel•ler, n. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged drag, hobble, curb, inhibition. 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hinder, impede, obstruct, encumber. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: trammel /ˈtræməl/ n (often plural) a hindrance to free action or movement Also called: trammel net a fishing net in three sections, the two outer nets having a large mesh and the middle one a fine mesh rare a fowling net US a fetter or shackle, esp one used in teaching a horse to amble a device for drawing ellipses consisting of a flat sheet of metal, plastic, or wood having a cruciform slot in which run two pegs attached to a beam. The free end of the beam describes an ellipse (sometimes plural) a device set in a fireplace to support cooking pots vb ( -els, -elling, -elled) ( US -els, -eling, -eled)(transitive) to hinder or restrain to catch or ensnare Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French tramail three-mesh net, from Late Latin trēmaculum, from Latin trēs three + macula hole, mesh in a net
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