handcuff /ˈhændˌkʌf/ TEM4 ( handcuffing, handcuffed, handcuffs )

• 1. 

  N-PLURAL Handcuffs are two metal rings which are joined together and can be locked around someone's wrists, usually by the police during an arrest. 手铐 [also 'a pair of' N]

  例：

  He was led away to jail in handcuffs.

  他戴着手铐被送进监狱。

• 2. 

  V-T If you handcuff someone, you put handcuffs around their wrists. 用手铐铐住

  例：

  They tried to handcuff him but, despite his injuries, he fought his way free.

  他们试图用手铐铐住他，但尽管他受了伤，还是奋力挣脱了。