shackles

shackles

['ʃæklz]

n. 脚镣, 镣铐
名词shackle的复数形式

例句与用法:

The peoples of Asia found their opportunity in the war just passed to throw off the shackles of colonialism, and now see the dawn of new opportunity: an heretofore unfelt dignity and the self-respect of political freedom.

亚洲人民在战争中找到了机会,得以摆脱殖民主义的枷锁,而且现在有更多的新的契机摆在他们面前:政治独立带来的以前从未感受过的尊严和自重。

The shackles were struck from him.

他身上的桎梏被打掉了。

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。

词形变化:

名词: shackler | 动词过去式: shackled | 动词过去分词: shackled | 动词现在分词: shackling | 动词第三人称单数: shackles |

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