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halter

/hawl-ter/US // ˈhɔl tər //UK // (ˈhɔːltə) //

吊带,缰绳,吊带式,卤素

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
    • : a rope with a noose for hanging criminals; the hangman's noose; gallows.
    • : death by hanging.
    • : Also called halter top . a woman's top, secured behind the neck and across the back, leaving the arms, shoulders, upper back, and often the midriff bare.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to put a halter on; restrain as by a halter.
    • : to hang.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having a neckline consisting of a cord, strap, band, or the like that is attached to or forms part of the front of a backless and sleeveless bodice and extends around the neck: a halter dress.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as incrippled
Forms: halters

Examples

  • “There are many after-hours events where you can show off your halter, strapless shirt or dress, or mini-skirt,” Royer wrote.

  • Video of the event shows Broadwell in a most un-military looking outfit: a hot pink halter top and white short shorts.

  • Arkansas Senate Race Forget Bill Halter, have you met John Boozman?

  • An ad by Americans for Job Security depicts Indian workers in Bangalore thanking Bill Halter for outsourcing jobs at his business.

  • All polling this spring has shown Boozman with a sizable lead over both Halter and Lincoln.

  • He turned kind of white around the gills when he first felt the halter around his neck, and then braced up and not a whimper.

  • The wonder is that between sword and halter there was any able-bodied man left in Munster.

  • Nothing should prevent him, he said, from leading her to the halter, from makin her his adoarable wife.

  • If thy friends agree in calling thee an ass, go and get a halter around thee.

  • When I opened the gate I reached for Dolly's halter, but she wheeled in her tracks and let fly at me with both heels.