The trade unions are shackled by the law. [be VERB-ed + by]

工會受法律的制約。

...people who find themselves shackled to a high-stress job. [be VERB-ed + to]

發現自己被高壓工作所束縛的人們

...a country ready to throw off the shackles of its colonial past. [+ of]

決定擺脫過去殖民束縛的國家

He unbolted the shackles on Billy's hands.

他打開了比利的手铐。

...the chains that were shackling his legs. [VERB noun]

铐着他雙腿的鏈子

She was shackled to a wall. [V-ed to n]

她被铐在一面牆上。