Word · Frequency #19376
handcuffs
手铐
handcuffs is the plural of handcuff.
a metal ring or pair of rings locked around the wrist, usually used in pairs to restrain a prisoner
通常用复数形式 handcuffs。
In use
The police officer put handcuffs on the man before leading him to the car.
She was taken away in handcuffs, but she refused to say anything.
The guard checked that the handcuffs were locked before opening the cell door.
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。
handcuff sb to sth
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。
be handcuffed
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。
a pair of handcuffs
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。
Common mistakes
The police put a handcuff on the suspect.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。
The officer handcuffed the thief's hands.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.
Connections
Collocations
- in handcuffs
- 戴着手铐
- The suspect was brought into court in handcuffs.嫌疑人戴着手铐被带进法庭。
- put handcuffs on
- 给…戴上手铐
- The officer put handcuffs on the prisoner.警察给犯人戴上手铐。
- handcuff someone to something
- 把某人铐在某物上
- They handcuffed him to the chair.他们把他铐在椅子上。
- snap handcuffs on
- 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。
- remove the handcuffs
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
名词通常用复数形式；动词后接人作宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 handcuff /ˈhændkʌf/ 真正押韵的是以 /ʌf/ 结尾的词：cuff /kʌf/、buff /bʌf/、puff /pʌf/、stuff /stʌf/。注意 handful /ˈhændfʊl/ 和 handsome /ˈhænsəm/ 虽以 hand- 开头，但发音不同，尤其 handsome 中的 d 不发音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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