"shackle" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 镣铐
• 束缚（比喻意义）

Definition

镣铐是一种用于锁住或限制某人的金属链或环，尤其用于双手或双脚。它也可以指任何限制自由或行动的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Shackle” 可以作名词（实际的金属束缚）、也可以作动词（限制自由）。经常既用于字面意义，也用于比喻，尤其在正式、文学或历史语境中，如“the shackles of tradition”。不要与“手铐”混淆。

Examples

The prisoner wore shackles on his ankles.

囚犯脚上戴着**镣铐**。

Slaves were often placed in shackles.

奴隶经常被戴上**镣铐**。

He tried to break free from the shackles.

他试图挣脱**镣铐**。

Sometimes fear can become a mental shackle.

有时候，恐惧会变成心理上的**束缚**。

The new law aims to remove the shackles of bureaucracy for small businesses.

新法规旨在解除小企业的官僚**束缚**。

Years of poverty acted as shackles, holding him back from his dreams.

多年的贫困像**束缚**一样拖住了他，实现不了梦想。