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小词详解 | shackle
shackle 英 [ˈʃækl] 美 [ˈʃækl]
A fairer, more productive workforce is a prize worth having, but not if it shackles and dehumanises employees.
一个更公平、生产率更高的工作场所值得拥有,但如果它束缚了员工,抹杀了人性,就得不偿失了。
——《经济学人》Freed from the shackles of the European Union, Britain’s economy would prosper and its security would increase.
摆脱欧盟的束缚后,英国经济会蓬勃发展,其安全程度也会有所提升。
——《纽约时报》
[名词] 用链子连接在一起的一对镣铐,用来把囚犯的手腕或脚踝绑在一起
他打开了比利的手铐,然后用灭火器把火焰扑灭。
He unbolted the shackles on Billy's hands and doused the flames with a fire extinguisher.
他们决心设法把自己从奴隶制的枷锁中解放出来。
They were determined to contrive a way to free themselves from the shackles of slavery.
她被铐在一面墙上。落日的余晖透过狭窄的窗户斜射进来。
She was shackled to a wall. The vestigial rays of the declining sun slanted through the narrow window.那个国家已无力支付债务利息,正为其债务所困。
The country can no longer service its debts. It is shackled by its own debts.
Their convict uniforms were dirty and foul with sweat, shackles clanked between their ankles when they moved tiredly, and there was an air of apathy and despair about them.
他们穿的囚服,因为有汗,又脏又臭。他们拖着疲倦的脚步走动时,脚镣发出哗啦哗的响声。这几个人都带着一种消沉、绝望的眼神。
fetter: a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles manacle: a metal band, chain, or shackle for fastening someone's hands or ankles tether: a rope or chain with which an animal is tied to restrict its movement