shackle
UK/'ʃækl/US
TOEFLGREC2
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 Englishshackleother
=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.