handcuffs
/ˈhændˌkʌfs/ 名词 B2中文： 手铐
- A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge.
- Any abstract constraint, such as rules, regulations, or lack of resources. · They complained that their rules of engagement were handcuffs that guaranteed counterproductivity.
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With the bound of a tiger Holmes was on his back, and an instant later Lestrade and I had him by either wrist, and the handcuffs had been fastened.
“Why don’t you introduce this pattern at Scotland Yard?” he continued, taking a pair of steel handcuffs from a drawer.
I have a vivid recollection of that instant, of Holmes’ triumphant expression and the ring of his voice, of the cabman’s dazed, savage face, as he glared at the glittering handcuffs, which had appeared as if by magic upon his wrists.
“I beg that you will not touch me with your filthy hands,” remarked our prisoner as the handcuffs clattered upon his wrists.
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