shackle (B1)
カタカナ: シャックル
IPA: /ˈʃækəl/
Definition
A metal restraint, typically one of a pair, fastened around each ankle or wrist to prevent someone from escaping or moving freely.
意味: 手首や足首に装着し、逃亡や自由な動きを制限するための金属製の拘束具。
Examples / 例文
The guards placed heavy shackles on the escaped convict's wrists. — The guards placed heavy shackles on the escaped convict's wrists.
Shackle の日本語訳
Japanese translations of Shackle:
How to Use Shackle
- shackle to (prepositional phrase)
- To physically attach someone or something to another object or person. — "They had to shackle the dangerous dog to a post."
- shackle someone's (collocation)
- To restrict someone's body parts, typically wrists or ankles. — "The guards shackled his hands behind his back."
- shackle of (prepositional phrase)
- Figuratively, to be restricted or limited by something abstract. — "He felt the shackle of poverty his entire life."
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