shackle
US /ˈʃæk.əl/
UK /ˈʃæk.əl/
名词
1.
枷锁, 镣铐
a pair of metal rings connected by a chain and fastened around a person's wrists or ankles
示例:
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The prisoner was led away in shackles.
囚犯戴着枷锁被带走了。
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The guard removed the shackle from the inmate's leg.
警卫解开了囚犯腿上的镣铐。
动词
1.
束缚, 羁绊
to put shackles on someone; to restrain or limit someone's freedom
示例:
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The government tried to shackle the free press.
政府试图束缚新闻自由。
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He felt shackled by his many responsibilities.
他感到被众多的责任所束缚。
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