chains
翻譯
鏈條 (複數), 束縛, 枷鎖
例句
The prisoner was held in chains.
囚犯被鐵鍊鎖著。
She wanted to break free from the chains of tradition.
她想擺脫傳統的束縛。
文法模式
((in chains)) 被鎖鏈鎖著 The prisoners were kept in chains.
((the chains of sth.)) …的束縛 He broke the chains of poverty.
近義詞
近義詞：shackles (鐐銬), fetters (腳鐐), bonds (束縛)。
詞源
「chain」的複數形式。其「束縛」的比喻意義源於其在囚犯身上的字面用途。
記憶技巧
想像沉重、叮噹作響的鏈條，以記住其字面意思和被束縛的比喻性重負。