muzzle

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animals, Pets, Weaponsmuzzlemuz‧zle1 /ˈmʌzəl/ noun [countable] 1 HBAthe nose and mouth of an animal, especially a dog or horse2 DHPa cover that you put over a dog’s mouth to stop it from biting people3 PMWthe open end of a gun, where the bullets come outExamples from the Corpusmuzzle• Don't forget a muzzle is very helpful in those early days.• I glanced at the blasting muzzles on my left and realized that we were beginning to line up on the barrels.• The dog lifted his muzzle to pick up a scent.• Two small batteries fitted the butt while the beam escaped at the muzzle.• If the muzzle has been properly tied the ferret will be free to lick but not to bite.• You could actually see the shockwave zip out of the muzzle.• I could see the muzzle flashes in the tree line fifty yards away, which blocked our take-off path. Related topics: Petsmuzzlemuzzle2 verb [transitive] 1 PREVENTto prevent someone from saying what they think in public SYN gag an attempt by the government to muzzle the country’s media2 DHPto put a muzzle over a dog’s mouth so that it cannot bite people→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusmuzzle• He reeled away as Barnabas was dragged into the back seat and muzzled.• The people might be made to kneel, but the elements were not quite so easy to muzzle.• Democracy activists have been effectively muzzled by these tough new laws.• Newspapers had been muzzled by wartime censorship.• Attempts to muzzle the country's media have failed.• Frequently, employees are muzzled, threatened with dismissal or fired.• That is why the politicians want to muzzle us and control what we write and you read.Origin muzzle1 (1300-1400) Old French musel, from muse “mouth of an animal”, from Medieval Latin musus

单词	muzzle
释义	muzzle From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animals, Pets, Weaponsmuzzlemuz‧zle1 /ˈmʌzəl/ noun [countable] 1 HBAthe nose and mouth of an animal, especially a dog or horse2 DHPa cover that you put over a dog’s mouth to stop it from biting people3 PMWthe open end of a gun, where the bullets come outExamples from the Corpusmuzzle• Don't forget a muzzle is very helpful in those early days.• I glanced at the blasting muzzles on my left and realized that we were beginning to line up on the barrels.• The dog lifted his muzzle to pick up a scent.• Two small batteries fitted the butt while the beam escaped at the muzzle.• If the muzzle has been properly tied the ferret will be free to lick but not to bite.• You could actually see the shockwave zip out of the muzzle.• I could see the muzzle flashes in the tree line fifty yards away, which blocked our take-off path. Related topics: Petsmuzzlemuzzle2 verb [transitive] 1 PREVENTto prevent someone from saying what they think in public SYN gag an attempt by the government to muzzle the country’s media2 DHPto put a muzzle over a dog’s mouth so that it cannot bite people→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusmuzzle• He reeled away as Barnabas was dragged into the back seat and muzzled.• The people might be made to kneel, but the elements were not quite so easy to muzzle.• Democracy activists have been effectively muzzled by these tough new laws.• Newspapers had been muzzled by wartime censorship.• Attempts to muzzle the country's media have failed.• Frequently, employees are muzzled, threatened with dismissal or fired.• That is why the politicians want to muzzle us and control what we write and you read.Origin muzzle1 (1300-1400) Old French musel, from muse “mouth of an animal”, from Medieval Latin musus
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