| 英语单词 | bridle |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['braɪdl] 美 ['braɪdl] |
| 中文释义 | n.马笼头,缰绳;约束,约束物 v.给 ... 套笼头;控制(感情等);动怒 |
| 英语例句 | (1) It is the bridle and spur that makes a good horse. (2) Her common sense is a bridle to her quick temper. (3) Jane bridled her favourite horse yesterday. (4) You must learn to bridle your temper. (5) He bridled at her offensive remarks. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 要把马练好,缰绳靴刺少不了。 (2) 她的常识是对她急脾气的抑制。 (3) 昨天简给她心爱的马装上了马鞍。 (4) 你必须学会制怒。 (5) 他对她这些无礼的话表示愤怒。 |
| vocabulary简明 | When you're riding a horse and scream "Whoa!" to make it stop, you're pulling on the reins, which are attached to a thing called the bridle, the buckled straps around a horse's head that help you control its movements. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The word bridle comes from the Old English bridel meaning "rein, curb, restraint," which is precisely what the purpose of a bridle is — to help restrain a horse's movements when necessary. You can bridle a horse, which is the act of putting a bridle on it. If you yank too hard on the reins, your horse might bridle, or take offense to your aggressiveness, just like you might bridle if someone insulted you. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]马勒;马笼头 A bridle is a set of straps that is put around a horse's head and mouth so that the person riding or driving the horse can control it. 2 [VERB 动词]昂首表示愤怒(或不快) If you bridle, you show that you are angry or offended by moving your head and body upwards in a proud way. [V] [V [LITERARY 文]
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