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bridled

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

辔头的,辔头,有辔头的,笼罩着的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : 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.

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Examples

  • I bridled, too, at the unsolicited advice she persisted in giving my friends.

  • Still others bridled at my two suggested U.S. military actions.

  • When pressed by his vice president—a fellow named Bush—to invade Panama and arrest its corrupt dictator, Reagan bridled.

  • Mr. Newdegate was a hard-mouthed witness, but he-was saddled, bridled, and ridden to the winning-post.

  • He bridled up at the word "illiterate," and repudiated the vile insinuation.

  • His horse, "all saddled and bridled," stood below in the street, awaiting him.

  • A great roan stallion, bridled but without a saddle, materialized.

  • One of the men came out of a corral leading Beasley's saddled and bridled horse.