Golden handcuffs Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈɡoʊɫdən/ /ˈhændˌkəfs

GOHL-dun HAND-kuhfs

UK

ɡˈəʊldən/ /hˈændkʌfs

GOHL-dun HAND-kufs

释义

Special financial benefits or perks that make it hard for someone to leave their job, even if they want to.

用法与细微差别

'Golden handcuffs' is business jargon and is mostly used in professional or corporate contexts. It refers to things like high salaries, bonuses, or stock options that keep employees from quitting their jobs. Usually has a slightly negative or resigned tone.

• Spanish: grilletes de oro
• Portuguese (BR): algemas de ouro (figurativo)
• Portuguese (PT): algemas douradas (figurativo)
• Chinese (Simplified): 金色手铐（比喻，高薪束缚）
• Chinese (Traditional): 金手銬（比喻，高薪限制）
• Hindi: सुनहरी जंजीरें (रोज़गार में फँसाव वाले लाभ)
• Arabic: الأصفاد الذهبية (مجازيًا: حوافز مالية تقيد الموظف)
• Bengali: সোনালী হাতকড়া (উচ্চ বেতন বা সুযোগ-সুবিধা দিয়ে আটকে রাখা) - লোভনীয় সুবিধা (চাকরিতে থাকার জন্য)
• Russian: золотые наручники
• Japanese: ゴールデンハンドカフス - 高待遇による縛り
• Vietnamese: còng tay vàng - đãi ngộ hấp dẫn giữ chân
• Korean: 골든 핸드커프스 - 높은 보상으로 인한 직장 구속
• Turkish: altın kelepçe
• Urdu: سنہری ہتھکڑیاں (مراعات جو کام چھوڑنے نہ دیں)
• Indonesian: borgol emas - keuntungan tinggi yang mengikat

例句

She stayed at the company for years because of the golden handcuffs.

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Many people have trouble leaving jobs because of golden handcuffs.

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The bonus acted as golden handcuffs to keep him at the company.

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"I want to quit, but these golden handcuffs are hard to break," he sighed.

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For a lot of top executives, golden handcuffs are part of the deal.

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He joked that the golden handcuffs were shiny, but still a kind of trap.

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