chains
翻译
链条 (复数), 束缚, 枷锁
例句
The prisoner was held in chains.
囚犯被铁链锁着。
She wanted to break free from the chains of tradition.
她想摆脱传统的束缚。
语法模式
((in chains)) 被锁链锁着 The prisoners were kept in chains.
((the chains of sth.)) …的束缚 He broke the chains of poverty.
近义词
近义词：shackles (镣铐), fetters (脚镣), bonds (束缚)。
词源
“chain”的复数形式。其“束缚”的比喻意义源于其在囚犯身上的字面用途。
记忆技巧
想象沉重、叮当作响的链条，以记住其字面意思和被束缚的比喻性重负。