| 单词 | shackles | 
| 释义 | shackle1 of 2noun  shack·le  ˈsha-kəl  1   : something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms   2   : something that checks or prevents free action as if by fetters  —usually used in plural   3   : a usually U-shaped fastening device secured by a bolt or pin through holes in the end of the two arms   4   : a length of cable or anchor chain of usually 15 fathoms   shackle2 of 2 verb  shackled; shackling ˈsha-k(ə-)liŋ  transitive verb 1  a    : to bind with shackles : fetter    b    : to make fast with or as if with a shackle   2   : to deprive of freedom especially of action by means of restrictions or handicaps : impede    shackler   ˈsha-k(ə-)lər noun shackles 1 of 2 nounas in obstaclesomething that makes movement or progress difficult the shackles of illiteracy can be just as confining as leg irons Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance 
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 shackles2 of 2 verb1 as in bindsto confine or restrain with or as if with chains unwilling to shackle the dogs to the wall of the house Synonyms & Similar Words 
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 2 as in hampersto create difficulty for the work or activity of shackled by poverty and ignorance Synonyms & Similar Words 
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