单词 | shackles |
释义 | shackles ['ʃæk.lz] plural noun ■a pair of metal rings connected by a chain and fastened to a person's wrists or the bottom of their legs to prevent them from escaping 镣铐 •The shackles had begun to cut into his ankles.镣铐已经开始卡进他的脚踝了。 ■something that prevents you from doing what you want to do 束缚,障碍•The press, once heavily censored, has managed to shake off its shackles.新闻界一度受到严格审查,现已设法摆脱了束缚。 |
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