| 单词 | shackle |
| 释义 | Word Frequency shackle(ˈʃækəl) noun 1. (often plural) a metal ring or fastening, usually part of a pair used to secure a person's wrists or ankles; fetter 2. (often plural) anything that confines or restricts freedom a country ready to throw off the shackles of its colonial past 3. a rope, tether, or hobble for an animal 4. a U-shaped bracket, the open end of which is closed by a bolt (shackle pin), used for securing ropes, chains, etc verb (transitive) 5. to confine with or as if with shackles 6. to fasten or connect with a shackle Derived forms shackler (ˈshackler) noun Word origin Old English sceacel; related to Dutch schakel, Old Norse skokull wagon pole, Latin cingere to surround |
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