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

柯林斯词典

• 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。

双语例句

• Old ethical principles and rules were shaken, and spiritual shackles were smashed.
  旧的伦理原则和道德规范动摇，禁锢人们思想行为的精神枷锁被冲破。
• Could you remove my shackles? I'm clearly no threat to you.
  你能打开我的手铐呢？很明显我不会威胁到你。
• There are a few who have managed to throw off the shackles of the past.
  有些人成功地摆脱了往事的羁绊。
• Not bound by shackles and chains.
  没有被镣铐、锁链束缚着。
• Shall I remove these shackles?
  我是不是该去掉这些镣铐？
• I can't forget those memories, eventually became unable to escape the shackles.
  我释怀不了的那些回忆，终极成为枷锁无法逃离。
• Shackles once that choked the inhale of honor's breath no longer bind us.
  桎梏了我们荣耀的气息许久的枷锁已被打破。
• To normalise RBS, the government must remove the shackles of quasi-nationalisation as soon as possible.
  要将RBS正常化，政府必须尽快解除半国有化对该行的桎梏。
• To make good use of experience rather than by their shackles.
  要利用好经验，而不是受他们的束缚。
• Is family system the shackles of non-public enterprises development?
  家族制是不是民营企业发展的桎梏？