| 释义 |
shack·le /ˈʃækl/ n. | vt.
I n.
1. 镣铐，脚镣，手铐；马脚绊
2. [常作 shackles] 〈喻〉枷锁，桎梏，束缚
mental shackles 精神枷锁
the shackles of convention 传统的束缚
Superstition is a great shackle on men's minds. 迷信是人们思想的一大桎梏。
3. 钩环，钩链；带销U形环
4. (15英寻长的)锚链(或缆绳)
II vt.
1. 给…戴上镣铐
In the old days, the slaves used to be shackled with heavy metal chains. 古时候，奴隶们身上常锁着沉重的金属镣铐。
2. 束缚，羁绊，阻挠
be shackled to the problems 受这些问题的束缚
controls that might shackle business 会妨碍业务进展的控制
3. 用钩环扣住，用钩链把…连在一起
[< OE sceacel; 与 ON skokull pole of cart 有关] |