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shackles

UK //ˈʃæk.əlz//US //ˈʃæk.əlz//

词源

源自古英语 sceacel,可能与古挪威语 skǫkull(马车杆)有关,最初指连接用的环或链。

noun

❶ 指用来束缚手脚的金属镣铐,常用于囚犯或奴隶身上,象征失去自由的状态。

“The prisoner's shackles clanked as he walked.”

(囚犯走动时镣铐发出叮当声。)

“They broke free from the shackles and escaped.”

(他们挣脱镣铐逃跑了。)

❶ 比喻任何形式的束缚或限制,可以是精神上的、社会上的或情感上的约束。

“She felt the shackles of societal expectations.”

(她感受到社会期望的束缚。)

“Education can help break the shackles of poverty.”

(教育能帮助打破贫困的枷锁。)

同义词:chains, fetters, manacles, bonds, restraints

verb

❶ 用镣铐束缚某人,或比喻性地限制某人的自由或发展。

“The guards shackled the prisoners together.”

(守卫把囚犯们用镣铐锁在一起。)

“Fear shackled her ability to take risks.”

(恐惧限制了她冒险的能力。)

同义词:chain, fetter, manacle, restrict, constrain

常见短语

break the shackles — 摆脱束缚或限制,获得自由或解放的状态。

“She finally broke the shackles of her abusive relationship.”

(她终于摆脱了虐待性关系的束缚。)

shackles of the past — 指过去经历或传统带来的持续影响或限制。

“The country is trying to free itself from the shackles of the past.”

(这个国家正试图摆脱过去的枷锁。)