"shackled" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 被銬住
• 被束縛

Definition

指某人或某物被鐵鍊等用具限制自由，或用比喻方式表示被規則、問題束縛，無法自由行動。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

正式、書面語。可實際用於限制，也可用於比喻被束縛，常與“by”搭配，如“shackled by fear”。不同於“綁住”或“鎖住”，語氣較重。

Examples

The prisoner was shackled to the wall.

這個囚犯被**銬住**在牆上。

She felt shackled by the strict rules at school.

她覺得被學校的嚴格規定**束縛**住了。

His hands were shackled together.

他的雙手被**銬在一起**。

I sometimes feel shackled by all my responsibilities.

有時我覺得被所有責任**束縛**住了。

The new law left many citizens feeling shackled.

新法律讓許多市民感到**被束縛**。

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

如果被過去**束縛**，你無法前進。