manacle
manacle — noun
1. one of a pair of metal rings connected by a chain, locked around a prisoner's wr
one of a pair of metal rings connected by a chain, locked around a prisoner's wrists or ankles to stop them from moving freely.
The guard fitted iron manacles around Trang's wrists before leading her to the cell.
manacles around [body part]
Élise stared at the heavy manacles on her ankles, the chain clinking softly.
The constable produced a pair of manacles from his belt and locked them around the thief's wrists.
Fatima's manacles were struck off with a mallet, the heavy iron falling to the stone floor with a clatter.
Baraka could feel the cold metal of the manacles biting into his skin.
用法筆記
Almost always used in the plural (manacles), since the restraint comes as a connected pair.
常見錯誤
manacle — verb
- manaclepresent simple I / you / we / they
- manacles3rd person singular
- manacling-ing form
- manacledpast simple
1. to fasten metal cuffs around someone's wrists or ankles so they cannot move free
to fasten metal cuffs around someone's wrists or ankles so they cannot move freely.
The guards manacled William's hands behind his back before the long journey.
manacled + [body part] behind [body part]
Mira was manacled to the iron bar by both wrists throughout the night.
passive: be manacled to [object]
The bailiff manacled the convicted man and led him down the stone steps.
The police found Emre manacled to a heavy pipe in the abandoned warehouse.
The judge ordered that Hakim not be manacled; he sat in the dock with his hands free.
文法句型
manacle + [person]
manacle + [body part]
manacle + [person] + to + [object]
用法筆記
Common in historical or literary writing; 'handcuffed' is the everyday modern equivalent for describing police arrests.