
shackles
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。)
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。)
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。)