Word · Frequency #19752
shackle
束缚；桎梏；镣铐
核心释义
A thing that restricts freedom or movement, such as a fetter or a metaphorical barrier.
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A length of cable or chain equal to 121⁄2 fathoms (75 feet or about 22.9 metres), or later to 15 fathoms (90 feet or about 27.4 metres).
卸扣；U形钩；桎梏；束缚物
用法In use
The dog was shackled to a post in the yard.
用法提示：shackled 是动词 shackle 的过去分词，表示‘被拴住’，此处为被动语态。
She felt shackled by her fear of speaking in public.
用法提示：shackled 作比喻用法，意为‘受束缚’，是动词的过去分词形式。
Outdated systems are shackling the company's ability to grow.
用法提示：shackling 是动词的现在分词，表示‘束缚、限制’，与 be 动词构成进行时。
shackle sb/sth to sth
动词用法：本义为用镣铐把某人或某物拴在某处，常用被动语态。
The prisoners were shackled to the cell wall.
囚犯们被镣铐锁在牢房墙上。
be shackled by sth
动词用法：引申义表示受限制、受束缚，主语常为抽象事物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the shackles of the past
- 过去的束缚；往日的桎梏
- He wanted to free himself from the shackles of the past.他想摆脱过去的束缚。
- throw off the shackles
- 摆脱桎梏；挣脱束缚
- The country finally threw off the shackles of colonial rule.这个国家终于摆脱了殖民统治的枷锁。
- be shackled by
- 被……束缚；受……制约
- Workers were shackled by strict regulations.工人们受到严格规章的束缚。
- shackle a prisoner
- 给囚犯戴上镣铐
- The police shackled the prisoner.警察给囚犯戴上了镣铐。
- anchor shackle
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：shackle≈shack(小屋)+le，想象囚犯被锁在小屋里，即镣铐、束缚。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：legal/prison reporting、mechanical/nautical manuals、formal/literary prose shackle 通常可作名词（镣铐、束缚物；机械上的U形卸扣）和动词（束缚、限制）；多用于正式或书面语境，在新闻、法律、文学及技术说明中比较常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 shackle 押韵的词（重读元音和后续辅音相同）：tackle, crackle, cackle, hackle, spackle，均读 /-ækəl/。注意 ankle (/ˈæŋkəl/) 拼写相似但不押韵，其发音为 /-ŋkəl/。
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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