shackles
US /ˈʃæk.əlz/
UK /ˈʃæk.əlz/
复数名词
1.
镣铐, 枷锁
a pair of fetters connected by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner's wrists or ankles together
示例:
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The prisoner was led away in shackles.
囚犯被戴上镣铐带走了。
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They removed the shackles from his wrists.
他们解除了他手腕上的镣铐。
2.
束缚, 枷锁
something that restricts freedom of action or thought
示例:
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She finally broke free from the shackles of her past.
她终于摆脱了过去的束缚。
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Economic shackles prevent many countries from developing.
经济束缚阻碍了许多国家的发展。
动词
1.
戴镣铐, 束缚
to chain (a prisoner) with shackles
示例:
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The guards had to shackle the unruly prisoner.
警卫不得不给不守规矩的囚犯戴上镣铐。
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He was shackled to the wall.
他被镣铐锁在墙上。
2.
束缚, 限制
to restrict or limit someone's freedom of action or thought
示例:
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Fear can shackle a person's potential.
恐惧会束缚一个人的潜力。
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Bureaucracy often shackles innovation.
官僚主义常常束缚创新。
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