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handcuffed

UK //ˈhændkʌft//US //ˈhændkʌft//

词源

由hand(手)和cuff(袖口/环状物)组成,16世纪开始使用,原指束缚手腕的装置。

verb

❶ 用手铐锁住某人的手腕,通常指警察逮捕嫌疑人时的动作。也可比喻为受到限制或束缚。

“The police handcuffed the suspect and put him in the car.”

(警察给嫌疑人戴上手铐并把他押进车里。)

“She felt handcuffed by the strict rules of her job.”

(她觉得自己被工作的严格规定束缚住了。)

同义词:restrained, shackled, manacled

常见短语

handcuffed to — 字面指被铐在某个物体上,比喻被迫与某人或某事紧密关联。

“The detective was handcuffed to the criminal during transport.”

(押送过程中侦探和罪犯被铐在一起。)