"shackled" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 被铐住
• 被束缚

Definition

指某人或某物被铁链等用具限制自由，或用比喻方式表示被规则、问题束缚，无法自由行动。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

正式、书面语。可用于实际的束缚，也可比喻被限制自由，常与“by”连用，如“shackled by fear”。不等同于“绑住”或“锁住”，语气更重。

Examples

The prisoner was shackled to the wall.

这个囚犯被**铐住**在墙上。

She felt shackled by the strict rules at school.

她觉得被学校的严格规定**束缚**住了。

His hands were shackled together.

他的双手被**铐在一起**。

I sometimes feel shackled by all my responsibilities.

有时我觉得被所有责任**束缚**住了。

The new law left many citizens feeling shackled.

新法律让许多市民感到**被束缚**。

You can't move forward if you're shackled by the past.

如果被过去**束缚**，你无法前进。