| 单词 | bridle |
| 释义 | bridle —bridleless, adj. —bridler, n. /bruyd"l/, n. , v. , bridled, bridling. n. 1. part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins. 2. anything that restrains or curbs: His common sense is a bridle to his quick temper. 3. Mach. a link, flange, or other attachment for limiting the movement of any part of a machine. 4. Naut. a rope or chain secured at both ends to an object to be held, lifted, or towed, and itself held or lifted by a rope or chain secured at its center. 5. a raising up of the head, as in disdain. v.t. 6. to put a bridle on. 7. to control or hold back; restrain; curb. v.i. 8. to draw up the head and draw in the chin, as in disdain or resentment. [bef. 900; ME bridel, OE bridel for brigdels, equiv. to brigd- (var. s. of bregdan to BRAID1) + -els n. suffix; akin to D breidel, OHG brittel] Syn. 2. governor. 2, 7. check. 7. govern, constrain, inhibit, restrict, limit. 8. bristle. |
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