shackle

🇬🇧 UK/'ʃækl/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A metal restraint fastened around a wrist or ankle, usually used in pairs joined by a chain; anything that restricts freedom.

镣铐;枷锁;束缚

v.

To restrain or restrict someone using shackles; to limit freedom of action.

给……戴上镣铐;束缚;限制

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
shackleother
=shackle

Common Collocations

  • 1.break free from shackles挣脱枷锁
  • 2.iron shackles铁镣铐
  • 3.shackles of tradition传统的束缚
  • 4.throw off the shackles摆脱束缚

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The prisoner's wrists were bound with iron shackles.

  • 2.

    She finally broke free from the shackles of an unhappy marriage.

  • 3.

    Poverty can be a shackle that prevents people from reaching their potential.

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