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handcuff sb
handcuff 作动词时直接接人作宾语，常用于警方逮捕或控制嫌疑人的场合。
The police handcuffed the suspect.
警察给嫌疑人戴上了手铐。
手铐
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手铐
a metal ring or pair of rings locked around the wrist, usually used in pairs to restrain a prisoner
The police handcuffed the suspect.
警察给嫌疑人戴上了手铐。
通常用复数形式 handcuffs。
The police officer put handcuffs on the man before leading him to the car.
警察给那名男子戴上手铐，然后带他向汽车走去。
She was taken away in handcuffs, but she refused to say anything.
她被戴上手铐带走了，但她什么也不肯说。
The guard checked that the handcuffs were locked before opening the cell door.
警卫确认手铐已锁好后才打开牢门。
handcuff 作动词时直接接人作宾语，常用于警方逮捕或控制嫌疑人的场合。
The police handcuffed the suspect.
警察给嫌疑人戴上了手铐。
表示把某人铐在某物上时，用 handcuff sb to sth 结构。
The guards handcuffed him to the radiator.
警卫把他铐在暖气片上。
被动语态 be handcuffed 描述某人处于被铐住的状态。
The prisoner was handcuffed during the trial.
那名囚犯在庭审期间被戴着手铐。
名词 handcuff 通常用复数形式 handcuffs，a pair of handcuffs 表示一副手铐。
The detective pulled out a pair of handcuffs.
侦探掏出一副手铐。
Not this
The police put a handcuff on the suspect.
Use this
The police put handcuffs on the suspect.
handcuff 作名词时通常用复数 handcuffs，因为手铐成对使用；不能说 a handcuff 表示一副手铐，应说 handcuffs 或 a pair of handcuffs。
Not this
The officer handcuffed the thief's hands.
Use this
The officer handcuffed the thief.
handcuff 是及物动词，宾语应是人（如 the thief），而不是身体部位 hands；动作本身已含有铐住双手的意思。中文可说“铐住他的手”，英语则直接说 handcuff sb.
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戴着手铐
The suspect was brought into court in handcuffs.
嫌疑人戴着手铐被带进法庭。
给…戴上手铐
The officer put handcuffs on the prisoner.
警察给犯人戴上手铐。
把某人铐在某物上
They handcuffed him to the chair.
他们把他铐在椅子上。
迅速给…戴上手铐
She snapped the handcuffs on the thief.
她咔嚓一声给小偷戴上手铐。
取下手铐；打开手铐
The guard removed the prisoner's handcuffs.
狱警打开了犯人的手铐。
金手铐（指为留住关键员工而给予的丰厚报酬、股票期权等诱人待遇）
The offer came with golden handcuffs, making it hard for him to leave the company.
这份工作给出了金手铐式的诱人待遇，让他很难离开公司。
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联想记忆：hand（手）被 cuff（套在手腕上的环）锁住，就是手铐。handcuff = hand + cuff，想象手腕被“手袖口”扣住。
语域：neutral 常见场景：law enforcement、legal proceedings、news reporting 该词名词和动词意思相关：名词常用复数 handcuffs 指手铐，动词表示戴手铐。两种词性均属于中性语域，多用于执法、司法和新闻报道，日常口语中也自然。在更随意的场合可用 cuffs 或 cuff，但本词本身不算俚语。
名词通常用复数形式；动词后接人作宾语。
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