shackle

名词 shackle:

1. a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
   同义词：bond, hamper, trammel
2. a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar

动词 shackle:

1. bind the arms of
   同义词：pinion
2. restrain with fetters
   同义词：fetter

1. A shackle used to teach a horse to amble.
   马梏用来训练马匹缓步行走的束缚装置
2. He's too young to shackle himself with the responsibilities of a family.
   他还太年轻，不能用家庭责任来束缚自己。
3. Nowadays, people have shaken off the shackles of some conventions.
   今天，人们已经摆脱了一些习俗的束缚。
4. The prisoner was fastened by a shackle.
   那个犯人被手铐铐着。