单词	shackle
释义	shackle1 nounshackle2 verb shackleshack‧le1 /ˈʃækəl/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And to Return, free of the shackles of human physical embodiment. Emboldened by what she saw her friend get away with, Diana felt able to loosen the shackles a little. Every few years the industry begins a campaign, backed in medical journals, for release from its shackles. It was as though she'd been let loose from shackles she hadn't even known she'd been wearing. These programs were designed to remove the shackles so that black people could reach the starting line on an equal footing. They put my grandson in shackles once on a little drug charge. word sets WORD SETS► Jail & punishment borstal, nouncell, nounchain, nounchain gang, nounconcentration camp, nounconcurrent, adjectiveconfinement, nounconvict, nouncorrectional, adjectivecustodial sentence, nouncustody, noundeath row, noundetainee, noundetention, noundetention centre, noundrunk tank, noundungeon, nounfetter, verbfetters, noungaol, gaoler, noungovernor, nounguard, verbgulag, nounhandcuff, verbhandcuffs, nounincarcerate, verbinmate, nouninside, adverbintern, verbinternee, nouninternment, nounjailbreak, nounlabour camp, nounlifer, nounmanacle, nounold lag, nounopen prison, nounoubliette, nounparole, nounparole, verbpen, nounpenal, adjectivepenitentiary, nounpillory, nounpokey, nounpolitical prisoner, nounporridge, nounpreventive detention, nounprison, nounprison camp, nounprisoner, nounprisoner of conscience, nounprisoner of war, nounprison visitor, nounreformatory, nounremand home, nounremission, nounserve, verbshackle, nounshackle, verbsolitary, nounsolitary confinement, nounstretch, nounthumbscrew, nounwarden, nounwarder, nounyardbird, noun Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the shackles of something And to Return, free of the shackles of human physical embodiment. I had always enjoyed being in situations where I was free of the shackles of contrived good looks. We like the sight of them taking advantage of a new-era spirit by loosening the shackles of third world debt. 1the shackles of something literary the limits put on your freedom and happiness by something, especially a particular form of government – used to show disapproval:  They finally managed to throw off the shackles of communism.2one of a pair of metal rings joined by a chain that are used for fastening together a prisoner’s hands or feet, so that they cannot move easily or escape → handcuffs shackle1 nounshackle2 verb shackleshackle2 verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINshackle Origin: Old English sceacul (singular) Verb Table VERB TABLE shackle Simple Form Present I, you, we, they shackle he, she, it shackles Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they shackled Present perfect I, you, we, they have shackled he, she, it has shackled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had shackled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will shackle Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have shackled Continuous Form Present I am shackling he, she, it is shackling you, we, they are shackling Past I, he, she, it was shackling you, we, they were shackling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been shackling he, she, it has been shackling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been shackling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be shackling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been shackling Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The company is shackled by a lack of capital. The prisoners were shackled together and forced to walk 600 miles across country. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Baseball owners, once thought to be shackled by tradition, are on a roll. Emmanuel suffered a miscarriage two weeks later and was taken to the hospital shackled and handcuffed. Facing such a large first innings total, the batsmen were shackled by the need to save the game. He will already be there, shackled, so there is no danger. In a society still shackled by regulations and bureaucracy he was astonishingly impudent. In short, many Unix vendors are shackled by their desire to own everything. They destroyed the seminary, arrested Pigneau and shackled him in an eighty-pound wood and iron frame. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto prevent someone from escaping by tying rope around them► tie up to tie someone's arms and legs with rope so that they cannot move: tie somebody up/tie up somebody: · The soldiers tied them up and beat them.· Mrs Bennett had been tied up and left in the back of the van. ► tie to prevent a person or animal from escaping by tying them with rope etc: tie somebody to something: · The terrorists tied the hostages to their chairs.· Her horse was tied to a tree.tie somebody's hands/feet together: · The kidnappers had tied his hands together and blindfolded him. ► bind to tie someone's arms, legs etc so that they cannot move at all - used in literature or in newspapers: · The hostages had been bound and gagged and left in a corner of the room.bind somebody hand and foot: · It was like being bound hand and foot to a torturer's chair. ► shackle to tie someone's legs or arms with a thick chain: · The prisoners were shackled together and forced to walk 600 miles across country. ► tether to tie an animal such as a dog or horse to something, using a rope, so that it can move around but cannot walk away: · The farmer tethered a goat in the field and left it there for the day.tether something to something: · My horse had been tethered to a post, but somehow it escaped. WORD SETS► Jail & punishment borstal, nouncell, nounchain, nounchain gang, nounconcentration camp, nounconcurrent, adjectiveconfinement, nounconvict, nouncorrectional, adjectivecustodial sentence, nouncustody, noundeath row, noundetainee, noundetention, noundetention centre, noundrunk tank, noundungeon, nounfetter, verbfetters, noungaol, gaoler, noungovernor, nounguard, verbgulag, nounhandcuff, verbhandcuffs, nounincarcerate, verbinmate, nouninside, adverbintern, verbinternee, nouninternment, nounjailbreak, nounlabour camp, nounlifer, nounmanacle, nounold lag, nounopen prison, nounoubliette, nounparole, nounparole, verbpen, nounpenal, adjectivepenitentiary, nounpillory, nounpokey, nounpolitical prisoner, nounporridge, nounpreventive detention, nounprison, nounprison camp, nounprisoner, nounprisoner of conscience, nounprisoner of war, nounprison visitor, nounreformatory, nounremand home, nounremission, nounserve, verbshackle, nounshackle, verbsolitary, nounsolitary confinement, nounstretch, nounthumbscrew, nounwarden, nounwarder, nounyardbird, noun 1to put many limits on what someone can do – used to show disapproval:  Industrial progress is being shackled by a mass of regulations.2to put shackles on someone SYN  chain:  He was blindfolded and shackled to a radiator.
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