in irons

• adj. 戴着镣铐；不能转变船帆的吃风方向

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The criminal was in irons,but made good his escape.
   这犯人戴着镣铐，但还是逃跑了。
2. Those prisoners in chains were to be transferred to another prison.
   那些戴着镣铐的囚犯将被转移到另一个监狱里去。

词汇搭配

• lay all irons in the fire 试用种种手段(用尽一...
• put all irons in the fire 试用种种手段(用尽一...
• have too many irons in the fire 同时要做的事情太多...
• have many irons in the fire 揽在手里的事过多,要...
• irons in the fire 要做的事情
• have etc irons in the fire 同时要参加的活动太多...