| 单词 | handcuff |
| 释义 | handcuff (once / 2370 pages) nv A handcuff is a metal restraint that closes around a person's wrist. When police arrest a suspect, they often put handcuffs on him. You'll almost always find this word in its plural form, since handcuffs come in pairs, one for each wrist. It's also a verb, meaning "to put handcuffs on a person." Police officers carry handcuffs with them, so that they're ready to handcuff criminals and troublemakers. Handcuffs hold the wrists close to each other, usually behind the wearer's back. The earliest meaning of handcuff was "decorative sleeve," in the 1640s. WORD FAMILYhandcuff: handcuffed, handcuffing, handcuffs USAGE EXAMPLESGoff was down there, somewhere, sacked by giants, handcuffed by his coaches, left lying in the limbo of a lost autumn. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) The 18-year-old was handcuffed and placed in the back of a police car with no partition. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Even when they leave their cells, inmates are handcuffed and escorted by guards. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1n shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs Syn|Hyper cuff, handlock, manacle bond, hamper, shackle, trammel a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) 2v confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime Syn|Hyper cuff, manacle fetter, shackle restrain with fetters |
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