bridle

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
    — […] the horseman, who is the user of bridles and knows their use
  2. A restraint; a curb; a check. figuratively
    — Let wisdom put a bridle on them before they are grown head-strong and unruly
  3. A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.
  4. A mooring hawser.
  5. A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
  6. A gesture expressing pride or vanity.
动词 v.
  1. To put a bridle on. transitive
    — He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist.
  2. To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue. transitive
    — Savoy and Nice, the keys of Italy, and the citadel in her hands to bridle Switzerland, are in that consolidation.
  3. To show hostility or resentment. intransitive
    — Immigrant-rights and religious organizations bridled at the plan to favor highly skilled workers over relatives. (Houston Chronicle, 6/8/2007)
  4. To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly. intransitive

词形变化

bridles plural bridles present,singular,third-person bridling participle,present bridled participle,past bridled past

词汇关系

近义词
restrain
衍生词
bridle gate bridle iron bridleless bridlelike bridle-path bridle path bridlepath bridler bridle trail bridleway bridlewise bridle wrist double bridle draw bridle scold's bridle whim-wham for a goose's bridle wigwam for a goose's bridle witch's bridle bridle up unbridle

词源

词源 1
From Middle English bridel, from Old English brīdel, from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil, from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz (“strap, rein”), equivalent to braid + -le.
词源 2
From Middle English bridel, from Old English brīdel, from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil, from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz (“strap, rein”), equivalent to braid + -le.
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