Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense manacles, present participle manacling, past tense, past participle manacled
1N-COUNT [usually plural]手铐;脚镣;镣铐Manacles are metal devices attached to a prisoner's wrists or legs in order to prevent him or her from moving or escaping. 手铐;脚镣;镣铐
2VERB [usually passive]给(囚犯)上手铐(或脚镣) If a prisoner is manacled, their wrists or legs are put in manacles in order to prevent them from moving or escaping. 给(囚犯)上手铐(或脚镣)
His hands were manacled behind his back. [beVERB-ed prep./adv.]