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manacle

🇬🇧 UK/'mænәkl/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A metal shackle or handcuff used to restrain the wrists; a fetter or restraint

手铐；束缚

v.

To restrain or confine with handcuffs or shackles

给……上手铐；束缚，限制

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
manacleother
=manacle

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The prisoner escaped the iron manacles that had held him for years.

  • 2.

    She felt manacled by restrictive social conventions that limited her freedom.

  • 3.

    The historical exhibit displayed ancient manacles used in slavery.

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