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manacles
/ˈmænəkl/
noun
手铐；脚镣
manacles is the plural of manacle.
核心释义
A metal shackle locked around a prisoner's wrist or ankle.
- 1.
用于手腕的镣铐,通常由一对相连的环组成；手铐；(引申义)限制自由活动的类似踝部装置。
A shackle for the wrist, usually consisting of a pair of joined rings; a handcuff; (by extension) a similar device put around an ankle to restrict free movement.
- 2.
金属环手铐；通常成对使用
shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
- 3.
束缚；限制。
A fetter, a restriction.
束缚；枷锁；用于手腕的镣铐,通常由一对相连的环组成；手铐；(引申义)限制自由活动的类似踝部装置。；金属环手铐；通常成对使用；束缚；限制。；手铐
用法In use
The prisoner struggled to free his wrists from the iron manacles.
用法提示：manacle 在此用作名词复数，指手腕上的铁铐，表达“手铐”义。
Ancient sculptures sometimes show captives wearing heavy manacles on their ankles.
用法提示：manacles 作名词复数，此处引申指脚踝上的镣铐，即“脚镣”。
The new rules felt like a manacle on the workers' creativity.
用法提示：manacle 用作单数名词，比喻“束缚、枷锁”。
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语法说明Grammar Note
常用复数 manacles，指一副手铐或脚镣。
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