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:

• 足枷
• 手枷
• 束縛

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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