shackle
US /ˈʃæk.əl/
UK /ˈʃæk.əl/
名詞
1.
枷鎖, 鐐銬
a pair of metal rings connected by a chain and fastened around a person's wrists or ankles
範例:
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The prisoner was led away in shackles.
囚犯戴著枷鎖被帶走了。
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The guard removed the shackle from the inmate's leg.
警衛解開了囚犯腿上的鐐銬。
動詞
1.
束縛, 羈絆
to put shackles on someone; to restrain or limit someone's freedom
範例:
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The government tried to shackle the free press.
政府試圖束縛新聞自由。
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He felt shackled by his many responsibilities.
他感到被眾多的責任所束縛。
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