| 单词 | muzzle |
| 释义 | muzzle (once / 909 pages) 1nv 2n A muzzle is a guard that covers an animal's mouth to keep it from biting. If your dog is aggressive, you might have to put a muzzle on her when you take her to the dog park. Muzzle comes from the Latin morsus meaning "bite." A muzzle is the nose and mouth of an animal like a cat or dog. It's also the name for a guard made of straps or wire that's worn over this part of an animal's face to keep it from biting. It's the mouth of a gun, too. If you muzzle someone, you gag him to prevent him from speaking. WORD FAMILYmuzzle: muzzled, muzzler, muzzles, muzzling, unmuzzle+/muzzler: muzzlers/unmuzzle: unmuzzled, unmuzzling USAGE EXAMPLESI pinched his muzzle with my right hand. Salon(Dec 28, 2016) The governor of Baghdad, Ali Tamimi, denounced what he described as a "barbaric" act that sought to "persecute and muzzle journalists". BBC(Dec 27, 2016) Scientists and climate activists are justified in being concerned about being muzzled under the next administration, Earnest added. Washington Post(Dec 14, 2016) 1 1n forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose Hyper face the part of an animal corresponding to the human face 2n a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting Hyper constraint, restraint a device that retards something's motion 3n restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting Syn|Hyper gag constraint, restraint a device that retards something's motion 4v fit with a muzzle muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers Ant|Hyper unmuzzle remove the muzzle from (a dog) equip, fit, fit out, outfit provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose 5v tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them Syn|Hyper gag bind, tie fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord 6v prevent from speaking out 2Syn|Hyper gag hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still cause to be quiet or not talk n the open circular discharging end of a gun Syn|Hypo|Hyper gun muzzle gunpoint, point the gun muzzle's direction opening a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made |
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