单词	harness
释义	harness1 nounharness2 verb harnesshar‧ness1 /ˈhɑːnəs $ ˈhɑːr-/ noun [countable, uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINharness1 Origin: 1200-1300 Old French herneis ‘bags, equipment’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES An essential piece of rock-climbing equipment is a climbing harness. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Playpens or other harnesses, for instance, may be used frequently to keep their chil-dren safe. So with borrowed gear, no harness and a stranger I set off. Taking one hand off the wheel, Nathan reached out and hooked his fingers through the front of her harness. The karabiner must be correctly attached to the harness. The sound of a horse in harness, of its hoof idly striking a stone! To wait in heavy harness On fluttered folk and wild Your new-caught, sullen peoples, Half devil and half child. word sets WORD SETS► Bicycles/Carts/Horses all-terrain, adjectivebackpedal, verbbicycle, nounbicycle, verbbike, nounbike, verbbrougham, nounbuckboard, nounbuggy, nouncab, nouncaravan, nouncarriage, nouncart, nouncarter, nouncarthorse, nouncavalcade, nounchariot, nouncharioteer, nounchuck wagon, nouncoach, nouncoachman, nouncoaster brake, nouncrossbar, nouncycle, nouncycle, verbdismount, verbdogcart, noundogsled, noundray, nounfork, nounfreewheel, verbgoad, verbgoad, nounhackney carriage, nounhandcart, nounhandlebars, nounhansom, nounharness, nounharness, verbhayride, nounhorse-drawn, adjectivehorseshoe, nounhorsewoman, nounhowdah, nounhusky, nounlandau, nounmountain bike, nounoxcart, nounpack animal, nounpack horse, nounpair, nounpedal, nounpedal, verbpenny-farthing, nounpush-bike, nounpushcart, nounreflector, nounrickshaw, nounride, verbsaddle, nounsaddle bag, nounsedan chair, nounsledge, nounsledge, verbsleigh, nounspoke, nounstagecoach, nounsurgery, nounsurrey, nountandem, nounteam, nountrace, nountrailer, nountrap, nountricycle, nountruck, noununicycle, nounvelodrome, nounwagon, nounwagon train, nounwheelwright, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► safety · They clip it into a safety harness, attaching it to Doug. ► shoulder · Unlike most modern packs, the Big Top has an adjustable hip belt instead of an adjustable shoulder harness.· Tiltwheel steering, adjustable front-seat shoulder harnesses and dual front air bags are standard.· Use of the top tensioners also helps to spread the load over the whole of the shoulder harness.· Chest straps can also aid stability, and help keep the shoulder harness in the right place. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► in harness Morin's book is a helpful guide to surviving the first few months in harness. ► in harness (with somebody) But, symbolically, he inaugurates three centuries of amazing progress in explaining how nature works and in harnessing these discoveries. Eva Burrows was back in harness and delighted to be there. It's always been a Dark Force, and you've only succeeded in harnessing a minuscule aspect of it. Popplewell is now back in harness after the arduous Lions tour to New Zealand. The accumulation of capital, and hence the ownership of capital, was central in harnessing the productive power of mechanical energy. The new bureaucracy of alphabet soup agencies was in harness. The sound of a horse in harness, of its hoof idly striking a stone! Two dancers in harness are walking up and down the pole. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► safety harness/helmet/glasses etc At the first change over it's off with the shoes and on with the safety helmet. Full transparent face shields or visors may be specified as an alternative and are sometimes an integral part of a safety helmet. Protective gloves and a safety helmet are worn to minimize injury. Steven put his safety helmet further back on his head. The safety helmet was another of his discoveries, his good ideas. They clip it into a safety harness, attaching it to Doug. 1a set of leather bands used to control a horse or to attach it to a vehicle it is pulling2a set of bands used to hold someone in a place or to stop them from falling:  a safety harness3in harness British English doing your usual work:  I felt glad to be back in harness.4in harness (with somebody) British English working closely with another person or group harness1 nounharness2 verb harnessharness2 verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE harness Simple Form Present I, you, we, they harness he, she, it harnesses Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they harnessed Present perfect I, you, we, they have harnessed he, she, it has harnessed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had harnessed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will harness Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have harnessed Continuous Form Present I am harnessing he, she, it is harnessing you, we, they are harnessing Past I, he, she, it was harnessing you, we, they were harnessing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been harnessing he, she, it has been harnessing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been harnessing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be harnessing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been harnessing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The Missouri River is harnessed for hydroelectric power. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A hybrid type of society emerged, in which archaic social forces were harnessed to modern industrial techniques. A mixture of envy and admiration once led fishermen to try to harness the heron's gifts. Attempts to harness the numerical strength of the casual poor had foundered on the rocks of seeming apathy. It is designed for maximum pleasure and harnesses the power of a System Porsche 1.2 fuel-injected engine, complete with three-way catalyser. The important thing is to harness growth to self-knowledge, a ready acceptance of change, swift-moving business practice and sound judgement. The snag is - first you must harness the fish. They also featured coaches that could harness their players' egos. We harness fossil energy and breathe life into machines. word sets WORD SETS► Bicycles/Carts/Horses all-terrain, adjectivebackpedal, verbbicycle, nounbicycle, verbbike, nounbike, verbbrougham, nounbuckboard, nounbuggy, nouncab, nouncaravan, nouncarriage, nouncart, nouncarter, nouncarthorse, nouncavalcade, nounchariot, nouncharioteer, nounchuck wagon, nouncoach, nouncoachman, nouncoaster brake, nouncrossbar, nouncycle, nouncycle, verbdismount, verbdogcart, noundogsled, noundray, nounfork, nounfreewheel, verbgoad, verbgoad, nounhackney carriage, nounhandcart, nounhandlebars, nounhansom, nounharness, nounharness, verbhayride, nounhorse-drawn, adjectivehorseshoe, nounhorsewoman, nounhowdah, nounhusky, nounlandau, nounmountain bike, nounoxcart, nounpack animal, nounpack horse, nounpair, nounpedal, nounpedal, verbpenny-farthing, nounpush-bike, nounpushcart, nounreflector, nounrickshaw, nounride, verbsaddle, nounsaddle bag, nounsedan chair, nounsledge, nounsledge, verbsleigh, nounspoke, nounstagecoach, nounsurgery, nounsurrey, nountandem, nounteam, nountrace, nountrailer, nountrap, nountricycle, nountruck, noununicycle, nounvelodrome, nounwagon, nounwagon train, nounwheelwright, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► energy · It could be that Grätzel's attempts to harness cheap solar energy may finally have hit the jackpot.· Can we understand and harness the immense energy of the Sun?· We harness fossil energy and breathe life into machines. ► power · The most obvious was that the River Bollin could be harnessed to power the spinning machinery.· The challenge now is harnessing the power of diversity.· And so they had to harness my own power - mine!· The accumulation of capital, and hence the ownership of capital, was central in harnessing the productive power of mechanical energy.· It is designed for maximum pleasure and harnesses the power of a System Porsche 1.2 fuel-injected engine, complete with three-way catalyser.· Unfortunately, organizations need to do just that in order to harness the creative power of their employees.· The attempt to harness that power as a controlled source of useful energy has occupied scientists and engineers ever since. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► safety harness/helmet/glasses etc At the first change over it's off with the shoes and on with the safety helmet. Full transparent face shields or visors may be specified as an alternative and are sometimes an integral part of a safety helmet. Protective gloves and a safety helmet are worn to minimize injury. Steven put his safety helmet further back on his head. The safety helmet was another of his discoveries, his good ideas. They clip it into a safety harness, attaching it to Doug. 1to control and use the natural force or power of something:  We can harness the power of the wind to generate electricity.2to fasten two animals together, or to fasten an animal to something using a harness3to put a harness on a horse
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