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harness

/hahr-nis/US // ˈhɑr nɪs //UK // (ˈhɑːnɪs) //

驾驭,驾驭能力,线束,马具

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal.Compare yoke.
    • : the frame containing heddles through which the warp is drawn and which, in combination with another such frame or other frames, forms the shed and determines the woven pattern.
    • : the equipment, as straps, bolts, or gears, by which a large bell is mounted and rung.
    • : Electricity. wiring harness.
    • : armor for persons or horses.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to put a harness on; attach by a harness, as to a vehicle.
    • : to bring under conditions for effective use; gain control over for a particular end: to harness water power; to harness the energy of the sun.
    • : Archaic. to array in armor or equipments of war.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbrein in; control
Forms: harnessed, harnesses, harnessing

Examples

  • Around 2003, he drove over an hour west of his grandmother’s one-time nursing home to Hawkinsville, population 4,500, a quiet river town in rural central Georgia best known for its harness horse racing track and women’s state prison.

  • The minimalist shoulder harness gives me full mobility when I’m stand-up paddleboarding, but unlike some minimalist models, the foam padding spans the entire back of the vest, providing a cushion when I’m sitting in a fishing kayak.

  • Barve and his colleagues had fitted many of the woodpeckers in the area with tiny radio transmitters—which resemble a fanny pack held in place by a harness—to investigate their movements for another project.

  • Mynchenberg, who has a master’s degree in human-canine life sciences from Bergin University of Canine Studies, says she likes harnesses with handles because they offer an easy way to grab and hold your pet.

  • A comfortable harnessYou can avoid potentially strangling your dog by buying a harness.

  • The protests so far have relied on a small group of core organizing bodies to harness broad but diffuse support.

  • In 1870, the very Germanically-named August Ruengling fixed a harness for a circus rider and obtained free passes for his family.

  • In 1899, with a three hundred dollar investment, they opened a small saddlery and harness shop.

  • Whether or not guayusa is a product of selective breeding, the Kichwa have learned to harness its power.

  • London may as well also require that cabbies master the art of saddling a horse and mending a harness.

  • In fact, except for Ramona's help, it would have been a question whether even Alessandro could have made Baba work in harness.

  • An old horse, with traces hanging and harness a wreck, stands snorting beside the boy.

  • When the number was ended, Burd Alling removed his head-harness and gravely shook hands with Jessie.

  • She found Mr. Rushmere busy adjusting and sorting divers pieces of harness.

  • He died in harness, his valiant spirit shining undimmed till the moment it was quenched by death itself.