
好词典

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。
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。)
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。)