| 单词 | harness |
| 释义 | harness (hɑːʳnɪs ) Word forms: harnesses , harnessing , harnessed 1. verb If you harness something such as an emotion or natural source of energy, you bring it under your control and use it. We need to find new ways of harnessing that enthusiasm and commitment. [VERB noun] Turkey plans to harness the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for big hydro-electric power projects. [VERB noun] 2. countable noun A harness is a set of straps which fit under a person's arms and fasten round their body in order to keep a piece of equipment in place or to prevent the person moving from a place. 3. countable noun A harness is a set of leather straps and metal links fastened round a horse's head or body so that the horse can have a carriage, cart, or plough fastened to it. 4. verb [usually passive] If a horse or other animal is harnessed, a harness is put on it, especially so that it can pull a carriage, cart, or plough. On Sunday the horses were harnessed to a heavy wagon for a day-long ride over the Border. [be VERB-ed + to] Synonyms: put in harness, couple, saddle, yoke 5. in harness phrase [verb-link PHRASE, PHRASE after verb] People or things who are working in harness are working together in order to achieve a particular aim. [mainly British] Synonyms: working, together, in a team 6. in harness phrase [PHRASE after verb, verb-link PHRASE] If you say that someone is in harness, you mean that they are working, often after a period of not working. The longing for work will return and you will be right back in harness. Synonyms: at work, working, employed, active Idioms: in harness [mainly British] actually doing a job which you have been appointed to do He is off air at the moment because of illness but says he's chomping at the bit to get back in harness. [British] if two or more people work in harness, they work together or produce something together Experts in production statistics and computing may work in harness on a single project. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: harness technology But some experts warn that business and the public sector are being too slow to harness technology. Times, Sunday Times Each sport must learn to harness technology to its own requirements. Times, Sunday Times That thrilling, disorientating process by which we harness technology to leapfrog our own visions of the future hasn't stopped. Times, Sunday Times If coffee shops were serious about encouraging loyalty, surely they would simply harness technology and refund us our tenth coffee purchase automatically on credit cards. Times, Sunday Times Harnessing technology will be essential to be more effective and to reduce costs. Times, Sunday Times Its work centres on harnessing the power of entrepreneurship and innovation to grow economies and improve human welfare. Times, Sunday Times (2012) But it seems small businesses are not harnessing the power of the internet. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Yet a San Francisco entrepreneur is attempting to harness the power of artificial intelligence to redefine loss. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The best single means to do so requires harnessing the power of politicians and pushing through the next round of trade liberalisation. Times, Sunday Times (2008) We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. Christianity Today Solar power - using technology such as solar panels or mirrors to harness the sun's radiation. Times, Sunday Times Nuclear fusion harnesses the sun's power. Times,Sunday Times The invention of the solar battery resulted in a 600% improvement in the ability to harness the sun's power into electricity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 1970s also saw an explosion in sailboat sales, as fibreglass revolutionized production, and an oil crisis made people want to harness the wind. Globe and Mail He wasn't unchanged, however; he now had the power to harness the wind and generate and control whirlwinds, and he had super-strength. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This 84-day, 1425 km ski expedition utilised traction kites to harness the wind. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They would be better, like politicians, to concentrate on 'harnessing the wind'. Times, Sunday Times There's a thrill to harnessing the wind that no other pastime can match. Times, Sunday Times The 28-year-old wore just a leather harness and boots. The Sun Horses also required complex, expensive leather harness that frequently needed repair. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even leather harnesses, pitch fork handles, and fence posts were not immune to them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are cast iron skillets, ceramic pots, wooden toys, and leather harnesses, many of them purchases from local second hand shops or gifts of nearby farmers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 11-year-old had been aboard a catamaran with two friends when it capsized, trapping her underwater in her safety harness. Times, Sunday Times But he insisted he would wear a safety harness. The Sun The 17-year-old spins round at heights up to eight metres in a metal wheel, with no safety harness and no net below. The Sun I climb into my seat and lower the safety harness. Times, Sunday Times He was still attached to the aircraft by his safety harness. Times, Sunday Times I will wear a harness to support me but will also have a noose round my neck for show. The Sun The sacrificial lamb must wear a harness with their hands tied. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They can be litter box trained and are quite fastidious groomers, they can also be trained to wear a harness and leash. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said he would have a noose round his neck and would swing but promised he would be wearing a harness. The Sun You sleep on the ledge, still wearing your harness, as the thing tips and sways alarmingly every time you move. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 利用, 利用 Japanese: 利用する, 安全ベルト |
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