shackles
US /ˈʃæk.əlz/
UK /ˈʃæk.əlz/
複數名詞
1.
鐐銬, 枷鎖
a pair of fetters connected by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner's wrists or ankles together
範例:
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The prisoner was led away in shackles.
囚犯被戴上鐐銬帶走了。
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They removed the shackles from his wrists.
他們解除了他手腕上的鐐銬。
2.
束縛, 枷鎖
something that restricts freedom of action or thought
範例:
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She finally broke free from the shackles of her past.
她終於擺脫了過去的束縛。
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Economic shackles prevent many countries from developing.
經濟束縛阻礙了許多國家發展。
動詞
1.
戴鐐銬, 束縛
to chain (a prisoner) with shackles
範例:
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The guards had to shackle the unruly prisoner.
警衛不得不給不守規矩的囚犯戴上鐐銬。
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He was shackled to the wall.
他被鐐銬鎖在牆上。
2.
束縛, 限制
to restrict or limit someone's freedom of action or thought
範例:
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Fear can shackle a person's potential.
恐懼會束縛一個人的潛力。
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Bureaucracy often shackles innovation.
官僚主義常常束縛創新。
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