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shackle

英/ʃˈækəl/
美/ˈʃækəɫ/
01n.

桎梏, 束缚物

a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner); a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar

02v.

加枷锁, 束缚