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bridle

/brahyd-l/US // ˈbraɪd l //UK // (ˈbraɪdəl) //

辔头,缰绳,笼头,辔头的

Related Words

control控制,管制,控制权,操控deterrent威慑力,威慑性,威慑力量,威慑leash绳索,皮带,绳子,狗带curb路边,遏止,路边的,马路牙子restraint约束力,克制,约束,约束性rein缰绳,巩固,加强,巩固地位check检查,检查一下headstall笼头,包头,戴头盔,头饰halter吊带,缰绳,吊带式,卤素hackamore黑克莫尔trammels羁绊,羁绊物,羁绊者,羁押物inhibit抑制,阻止,禁止,压制subdue制服,镇住了,收服,征服withhold扣留,隐瞒,隐瞒不报,隐匿suppress镇压,打压,压制,抑制govern治理,管理,管治,治理的rule规则,规矩,细则,规章制度repress压迫,压制,镇压,压抑restrain克制,拘束,限制,抑制master掌握,主人,主,硕士

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
    • : anything that restrains or curbs: His common sense is a bridle to his quick temper.
    • : Machinery. a link, flange, or other attachment for limiting the movement of any part of a machine.
    • : Nautical. a rope or chain secured at both ends to an object to be held, lifted, or towed, and itself held or lifted by a rope or chain secured at its center.
    • : a raising up of the head, as in disdain.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    bri·dled, bri·dling.

    • : to put a bridle on.
    • : to control or hold back; restrain; curb.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    bri·dled, bri·dling.

    • : to draw up the head and draw in the chin, as in disdain or resentment.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounrestraining device
Forms: bridled, bridling
Synonyms
check检查,检查一下control控制,管制,控制权,操控curb路边,遏止,路边的,马路牙子deterrent威慑力,威慑性,威慑力量,威慑hackamore黑克莫尔halter吊带,缰绳,吊带式,卤素headstall笼头,包头,戴头盔,头饰leash绳索,皮带,绳子,狗带rein缰绳,巩固,加强,巩固地位restraint约束力,克制,约束,约束性trammels羁绊,羁绊物,羁绊者,羁押物
verbcheck, hold back
Forms: bridled, bridling
Synonyms
constrain约束力,约束,拘束,限制control控制,管制,控制权,操控curb路边,遏止,路边的,马路牙子govern治理,管理,管治,治理的inhibit抑制,阻止,禁止,压制master掌握,主人,主,硕士moderate温和的,温和,温文尔雅,温顺的repress压迫,压制,镇压,压抑restrain克制,拘束,限制,抑制rule规则,规矩,细则,规章制度subdue制服,镇住了,收服,征服suppress镇压,打压,压制,抑制withhold扣留,隐瞒,隐瞒不报,隐匿keep in check严防死守,牵制,牵制住,严加管束

Examples

  • Israelis may bridle at the vision of a Palestinian state which looks like militias riding in on Jeeps and firing-off rifles.

  • Bridle printed two years' worth of posts in a book, My Life in Tweets, through a self-publishing service.

  • The retelling developed quite a following, Bridle not included.

  • "I call you," the policeman said, and stripping the saddle and bridle from his sweaty horse, turned him loose to graze.

  • While the boy stood valiantly holding the bridle, an old Negro came up and pulled his sleeve.

  • For my name's sake I will remove my wrath far off: and for my praise I will bridle thee, lest thou shouldst perish.

  • A moment later the road led up a hill-side, and at the summit she caught his bridle and reined in.

  • Pulling the saddle loose, he cast it aside; then he removed the bridle and threw it after the saddle.

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