manacle
- n. （常用复数）手铐，脚镣，镣铐；比喻束缚，桎梏
- vt. （常作被动）给……上手铐（或脚镣），铐住；比喻束缚，限制
[ 复数 manacles 第三人称单数 manacles 现在分词 manacling 过去式 manacled 过去分词 manacled ]
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
manacle /ˈmænəkəl/ TEM8 ( manacling, manacled, manacles )
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N-COUNT Manacles are metal devices attached to a prisoner's wrists or legs in order to prevent him or her from moving or escaping. 手铐; 脚镣; 镣铐 [usu pl]
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2.
V-T If a prisoner is manacled, their wrists or legs are put in manacles in order to prevent them from moving or escaping. 铐上 [usu passive]
例：His hands were manacled behind his back.
他的双手被铐在了身后。
例：He was manacled by the police.
他被警察上了镣铐。
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