Word · Frequency #37326
manacles
/ˈmænəkl/
noun
手铐；脚镣
manacles is the plural of manacle.
A metal shackle locked around a prisoner's wrist or ankle.
- 1.
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.
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。
- 2.
shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
金属环手铐；通常成对使用
- 3.
A fetter, a restriction.
束缚；限制。
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
In use
The prisoner struggled to free his wrists from the iron manacles.
Ancient sculptures sometimes show captives wearing heavy manacles on their ankles.
The new rules felt like a manacle on the workers' creativity.
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Grammar Note
常用复数 manacles，指一副手铐或脚镣。
Learn the forms together
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