Muzzle

['mʌz(ə)l] or ['mʌzl]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose.

(noun.) 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.

(verb.) fit with a muzzle; 'muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers'.

卡蜜拉整理--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. i.) The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout.

(v. i.) The mouth of a thing; the end for entrance or discharge; as, the muzzle of a gun.

(v. i.) A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting.

(v. t.) To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to sheathe; to restrain from speech or action.

(v. t.) To fondle with the closed mouth.

(v. i.) To bring the mouth or muzzle near.

編輯:卡罗尔

同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. Snout.[2]. Mouth, nozzle.

哈迪編輯

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Silence, burke, restrain, gag, stop

ANT:release, liberate, open, unmuzzle, free

整理:默娜

解釋/意思:

n. the projecting jaws and nose of an animal: a fastening for the mouth to prevent biting by a strap or a cage: the extreme end of a gun &c.—v.t. to put a muzzle on: to restrain from biting: to keep from hurting: to gag or silence.—ns. Muzz′le-bag a canvas bag fixed to the muzzle of a gun at sea to keep out water; Muzz′le-load′er a firearm loaded through the muzzle—opp. to Breech-loader.—adj. Muzz′le-load′ing.—n. Muzz′le-veloc′ity the velocity of a projectile the moment it leaves the muzzle of a gun.

手打:梅尔瓦