| 单词 | muzzle |
| 释义 | muzzle[ muhz-uhl ] / ˈmʌz əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR muzzle ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc. the projecting part of the head of an animal, including jaws, mouth, and nose. a device, usually an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal's mouth to prevent the animal from biting, eating, etc. verb (used with object), muz·zled, muz·zling.to put a muzzle on (an animal or its mouth) so as to prevent biting, eating, etc. to restrain from speech, the expression of opinion, etc.: The censors muzzled the press. Nautical. to attach the cable to the stock of (an anchor) by means of a light line to permit the anchor to be pulled loose readily. Origin of muzzle1350–1400; Middle English musel<Middle French <Medieval Latin mūsellum, diminutive of mūsum snout < ? SYNONYMS FOR muzzle5 silence, quiet, still, suppress. SEE SYNONYMS FOR muzzle ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby muzzlemuzhik, Muzorewa, Muztag, Muztagata, muzz, muzzle, muzzleloader, muzzler, muzzle velocity, muzzy, Mv Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for muzzleBritish Dictionary definitions for muzzlemuzzle / (ˈmʌzəl) / nounthe projecting part of the face, usually the jaws and nose, of animals such as the dog and horse a guard or strap fitted over an animal's nose and jaws to prevent it biting or eating the front end of a gun barrel verb (tr)to prevent from being heard or noticedto muzzle the press to put a muzzle on (an animal) to take in (a sail) Derived forms of muzzlemuzzler, nounWord Origin for muzzleC15 mosel, from Old French musel, diminutive of muse snout, from Medieval Latin mūsus, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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