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单词 muzzle
释义 muzzle
 /muz"euhl/,  n.  ,  v.  , muzzled, muzzling.
  n.  
  1. the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
  2. the projecting part of the head of an animal, including jaws, mouth, and nose. See diag. under dog.
  3. a device, usually an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal's mouth to prevent the animal from biting, eating, etc.
  v.t.  
  4. to put a muzzle on (an animal or its mouth) so as to prevent biting, eating, etc.
  5. to restrain from speech, the expression of opinion, etc.: The censors muzzled the press.
  6.  Naut.   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.
 [1350-1400; ME musel < MF < ML musellum, dim. of musum snout < ?]
 Syn. 5. silence, quiet, still, supress.
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