handcuff
英 ['hæn(d)kʌf]
美['hændkʌf]
- vt. 给…戴上手铐；限制
- n. 手铐；思想上的桎梏
词态变化
第三人称单数: handcuffs;过去式: handcuffed;过去分词: handcuffed;现在分词: handcuffing;
中文词源
handcuff 用手铐铐住
hand,手，cuff,袖口，手铐。
英英释意
- 1. shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
英文词源
- handcuff (n.)
- 1640s as a decorative addition to a sleeve; 1690s as a type of restraining device, from hand (n.) + cuff (n.). Old English had hondcops "a pair of hand cuffs," but the modern word is a re-invention. The verb is first attested 1720. Related: Handcuffed; handcuffing.
实用场景例句
- He was led away to jail in handcuffs.
- 他戴着手铐被送进了监狱。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They tried to handcuff him but, despite his injuries, he fought his way free.
- 他们试图把他铐起来，但尽管有伤在身，他还是奋力挣脱了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Something, such as a handcuff, that resembles a wrist ornament.
- 类似于手腕装饰物的东西, 如手铐.
期刊摘选
- I done handcuff lightning and put thunder in jail.
- 我把电公拷上手铐,把雷母送进牢房.
期刊摘选
- The police search and handcuff both men.
- 警官对他们俩进行了搜身,给他们上了手铐.
辞典例句
- The soldiers handcuff the ring leader and cover his head.
- 士兵们拷上了团伙的头目并盖住他的头.
期刊摘选
- But now, it became a handcuff and constrained children freedom and activeness conversely.
- 但现在, 它却反过来成了桎梏儿童的镣铐,压抑了儿童的自由与主动性.
期刊摘选
- They tried to handcuff him but, despite his injuries, he fought his way free.
- 他们试图把他铐起来，但尽管有伤在身，他还是奋力挣脱了。
柯林斯例句