McCartney found that EMI's (百代唱片) contractual clauses made it prohibitively expensive to follow suit, and the Beatles had to make do with the primitive technology of Abbey Road.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
(法律文书的)条款
A clause is a section of a legal document.
例句
He has a clause in his contract which entitles him to a percentage of the profits.他的合同中有一项条款,使他有权分得一定比例的利润。...a compromise document sprinkled with escape clauses.不时出现些免责条款的折中文件
N-COUNT
(语法)分句,从句,子句
In grammar, a clause is a group of words containing a verb. Sentences contain one or more clauses. There are finite clauses and non-finite clauses.