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handcuffs

noun
🔊/ˈhændkʌfs/
🔊/ˈhændkʌfs/
(also informal cuffs)
[plural]
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  1. a pair of metal rings joined by a chain, used for holding the wrists of a prisoner together手铐
    • a pair of handcuffs一副手铐
    • in handcuffs She was led away in handcuffs.她被铐住双手带走了。🔊🔊
    • The prisoners wore handcuffs and iron chains on their legs.囚犯的腿上戴着手铐和铁链。
    • The other policeman put the handcuffs on him.另一名警察把他铐了起来。
    • The policeman slipped a pair of handcuffs on his wrists.警察把一副手铐戴到他手腕上。
    see also golden handcuffsTopics Law and justicec1, Crime and punishmentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of handcuffs
    • pair
    • set
    verb + handcuffs
    • have on
    • wear
    • put on
    • …
    preposition
    • in handcuffs
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