shackles

英 [ˈʃæklz]

美 [ˈʃæklz]

n. 镣铐; 手铐; 脚镣; 枷锁; 桎梏; 束缚
v. 给(某人)戴镣铐; 束缚; 阻挠; 成为…的羁绊
shackle的第三人称单数和复数

牛津词典

noun

镣铐；手铐；脚镣
two metal rings joined together by a chain and placed around a prisoner's wrists or ankles to prevent them from escaping or moving easily
枷锁；桎梏；束缚
a particular state, set of conditions or circumstances, etc. that prevent you from saying or doing what you want
1. a country struggling to free itself from the shackles of colonialism
  为摆脱殖民主义的枷锁而斗争的国家

VERB 束缚;阻挠;成为…的羁绊
If youare shackled bysomething, it prevents you from doing what you want to do.
1. The trade unions are shackled by the law.
  工会受法律的制约。
2. ...people who find themselves shackled to a high-stress job.
  发现自己被高压工作所束缚的人们
N-PLURAL 束缚;羁绊;枷锁
If you throw off theshackles ofsomething, you reject it or free yourself from it because it was preventing you from doing what you wanted to do.
1. ...a country ready to throw off the shackles of its colonial past.
  决定摆脱过去殖民束缚的国家
N-PLURAL 镣铐;手铐;脚镣
Shacklesare two metal rings joined by a chain which are fastened around someone's wrists or ankles in order to prevent them from moving or escaping.
1. He unbolted the shackles on Billy's hands.
  他打开了比利的手铐。
VERB 给…上镣铐
Toshacklesomeone means to put shackles on them.
1. ...the chains that were shackling his legs...
  铐着他双腿的链子
2. She was shackled to a wall.
  她被铐在一面墙上。