manacle

• 名词，指金属环或镣铐，通常成对使用，可锁在人的手腕上以限制其行动。

A noun referring to a metal loop or shackle, typically used in pairs, that can be locked around a person's wrists to restrain them.

1. Wrist ShackleC1formal

   A metal band or chain used to restrain a person's wrists, typically used in pairs.

   手铐

   • The prisoner was led away in manacles.
   • The detective removed the manacles from the suspect's wrists.
   • Ancient manacles were often made of iron and locked with a key.

   同义词cuffhandcuffshackle

• 用金属镣铐或类似物束缚某人的双手或限制其行动；泛指加以限制或束缚。

A verb meaning to restrain or confine someone's hands or movements, typically with metal chains or handcuffs.

1. Restrain physicallyC1formal

   To confine or restrain someone by placing handcuffs or manacles on their wrists.

   铐住

   • The police officer manacled the suspect before placing him in the car.
   • Prisoners in the old days were often manacled to prevent escape.
   • He was manacled at the wrists and led away.

   同义词bindchaincufffetterhandcuffsecureshackle

   反义词freeliberatereleaseunbindunhand

2. Restrict or constrainC1formal

   To limit someone’s freedom or actions, as if they were physically bound.

   限制或束缚

   • Bureaucratic rules can manacle an organization’s creativity.
   • She felt manacled by her own responsibilities.
   • The contract manacled them to a fixed payment schedule for years.

   同义词bindconfineconstraincurbfetterhandcufflimitrestrainrestrictshackle