释义 |
shackle | BrE ˈʃak(ə)l, AmE ˈʃæk(ə)l | A. noun ① (on wrist) 手铐 shǒukào ; (on leg) 脚镣 jiǎoliào ▸ prisoners in shackles 戴着镣铐的囚犯 ② (coupling link) [挂锁的] 钩链 gōuliàn ③ figurative (constraint) 桎梏 zhìgù ▸ to throw off the shackles of sth 摆脱某事物的束缚 ▸ to cast off one's shackles 摆脱枷锁 B. transitive verb ① (chain) 给…上镣铐 gěi… shàng liàokào ‹person, animal›; 用…锁住 yòng… suǒzhù ‹ring, chain›▸ to shackle sb to sth; 将某人锁在某物上 ② figurative (restrain, limit) 束缚 shùfù |