| 词汇 | the shackles of something |
| 释义 | the shackles of somethingthe shackles of something literaryTIE the limits put on your freedom and happiness by something, especially a particular form of government – used to show disapproval 某事物的枷锁[束缚，桎梏]〔含贬义〕 n They finally managed to throw off the shackles of communism. Examples from the Corpus the shackles of something• We like the sight of them taking advantage of a new-era spirit by loosening the shackles of third world debt.• And to Return, free of the shackles of human physical embodiment.• I had always enjoyed being in situations where I was free of the shackles of contrived good looks. 5They finally managed to throw off the shackles of colonialism. 他们终于挣脱了殖民主义的枷锁。 → the shackles of something at shackle1(1) |
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