| [/ˈʃækl; ˋʃækl/] n 用法:
1 [C usu pl 通常作复数] either of a pair of metal rings linked by a chain, used for fastening a prisoner's wrists or ankles together 手铐; 脚镣; 镣铐. 用法:
2 shackles [pl] the ~s of sth (fig 比喻) conditions, circumstances, etc that prevent one from acting or speaking freely 束缚; 羁绊:
the shackles of convention 习俗的束缚. shackle 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn] put shackles on (sb) 给（某人）带上手铐或脚镣. 用法:
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态] (fig 比喻) prevent (sb) from acting or speaking freely 束缚（某人）:
shackled by outdated attitudes 受旧观念的束缚. |