manacle

🇺🇸 /ˈmænəkl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmænəkl/
词频
难度
标签 RARE
noun
R

A pair of metal rings connected by a chain used to lock someone's wrists or ankles together.

The prisoner's hands were kept close together by a manacle.

手铐将囚犯的手紧紧地拴在一起。

verb
R

To lock someone's wrists or ankles together with a manacle to prevent them from running away.

The guard manacled the thief to a pole in the market square.

守卫将小偷用手铐锁在市场广场的柱子上。

translation

n. 手铐
v. 给...戴上手铐

词形变化

3rd Present manacles
Past manacled
Perfect manacled
Progressive manacling
Plural manacles