shackle
🇺🇸
/ˈʃækl/
🇬🇧
/ˈʃækl/
noun
R
Metal rings that are locked around a prisoner's wrists or ankles and connected by a chain to prevent the prisoner from moving freely or escaping.
The prisoner's hands were secured with shackles to the wall.
囚犯的手被铐在墙上。
R
A situation or condition that restricts your freedom or ability to do something.
The company is trying to break free from the shackles of outdated technology.
该公司正试图摆脱过时技术的束缚。
verb
R
To put shackles on someone to restrict their movement or freedom.
The criminal was shackled and taken to the prison cell.
罪犯被铐起来，带到了牢房。
R
To restrict someone's freedom or ability to express themselves.
The new policy shackled the employees' creativity and innovation.
新政策限制了员工的创造力和创新。
translation
镣铐, 束缚
给...戴上镣铐, 限制
词形变化
3rd Present
shackles
Past
shackled
Perfect
shackled
Progressive
shackling
Plural
shackles