Definition of muzzle in English:

muzzle

noun ˈmʌz(ə)lˈməzəl

1The projecting part of the face, including the nose and mouth, of an animal such as a dog or horse.
（犬、马等动物的）鼻口部；吻
she patted the horse's velvety muzzle
Example sentencesExamples
- I nodded and outstretched my hand, petting the muzzle of the horse, letting it get used to me before I swung myself up on its bare back.
- It is a short mammal with rounded ears and a long muzzle.
- These mammals are all characterized by an elongated body, a face with a pointed muzzle, short legs and, generally, a long, furry tail.
- She handed treats over the fence to five horses and caressed their muzzles, then turned to wave to journalists before heading inside again.
- The horse shoved his muzzle malevolently against the spaniel's face, eyeball to eyeball.
- They had large, broad heads, short muzzles and tiny, deep-set eyes.
- She stroked his head and caressed his muzzle to her face.
- He gently stroked the horse's muzzle and whispered to him softly, and the animal quietened almost immediately.
- It had a fairly square head, with a much shorter muzzle than a Labrador.
- They have black silky fur, roundish heads, short muzzles with a naked face and ears.
- The shepherds prefer dogs with heavy, rough heads and large muzzles.
- Most species have relatively small heads with short, pointed or semipointed, erect ears and a relatively long, pointed muzzle.
- Hoss straightened up and stroked his horse's soft muzzle, puzzling at the problem.
- She has a beautiful even, harsh coat, dark wheaten in colour and a dear wee head with a good-shaped muzzle.
- She smiled upon reaching him and gently petted the horse's long muzzle.
- Almost all of them had slim heads with narrow muzzles and small brain cavities.
- He gave the horse a rub on the muzzle as it lowered its head and snorted a welcome at him.
- Wrinkles creased his furry muzzle, as though he was smelling something foul.
- The back is usually more profoundly black, and the muzzle, ears, and limbs have cinnamon coloration as well.
- In addition, she had a shorter tail, a rounder head, a shorter muzzle, rounder eyes and greater distance between the eyes than did the Siamese.
Synonyms
snout, nose, mouth, jaws, maw
1. 1.1 A guard, typically made of straps or wire, fitted over an animal's muzzle to stop it biting or feeding.
  （动物的）口套
  the law says that pit bull terriers have to wear a muzzle
  Example sentencesExamples
  And so now I find myself explaining to anyone who I see while out walking that my dogs are not dangerous and then I have to explain why they wear the muzzles.
  Wearing a muzzle does not in anyway hurt your dog.
  The owner of the terrier, which had no lead or muzzle, had apparently walked away leaving Tasmin to fight for Mogget's life on her own.
  If such dogs are likely to bite passers-by for no reason the animals really need to be kept at home or a muzzle should be used to ensure they cannot attack anyone.
  But unlike the wolf who's eyes Selene was seeing through, this one was wearing a muzzle and was chained to the wall.
  In photographs designed to raise gamblers' adrenaline levels, the dogs tear around a race track after a fake rabbit, the whites of their eyes glinting and their jaws straining against their wire muzzles.
  Raine was bound tightly by a rope around her neck and a muzzle on her jaws.
  Another award winner in the Ukraine was walking his dog when a police cadet pointed out that dogs in that area must be walked with a muzzle and a leash.
  That also resulted in new legislation - muzzles to be worn in public, stronger sentences for bad dog owners etc etc.
  Teera looked at it and her heart filled with anger when she saw the blood on its muzzle and the broken arrow in its side, but she stayed where she was.
  Pittbulls are meant to be wearing muzzles at all times.
  We reminded Sophie that she was going to have to work for her keep, and we spent time trying to accustom her to walking on a lead and wearing a muzzle.
  He seemed sad that she was kept in a cage day in and day out with a muzzle on her mouth to keep her from harming the visitors.
  Synonyms
  gag, restraint
2. 1.2informal The part of a person's face including the nose, mouth, and chin.
  〈非正式〉（人的）鼻、口、颏部分
  his close-shaven muzzle
  Example sentencesExamples
  He looks in the mirror with shock as his muzzle hangs wide open like someone who just discovered what they look like for the first time.
  Ellen tried unsuccessfully to stop the snort that escaped her muzzle.
  Chris and Sabrina sat there with their muzzles hanging open.
  His muzzle dropped open, then he made an elaborate show of wincing.
2The open end of the barrel of a firearm.
枪口；炮口
Devlin jammed the muzzle of the gun into the man's neck
德夫林将枪口紧紧抵住那人的脖子。
Example sentencesExamples
- The first hint he had that something was wrong was when the pistol's muzzle came to rest on the back of his head.
- He pushed the door open with the muzzle of his shotgun, his finger sliding off the exterior of the trigger guard to curl around the trigger.
- Do not lead into openings with your elbows, feet or the end of your weapon's muzzle.
- But there was one mistake - the statue showed the soldier in a most unmilitary posture with his hands clasped over the muzzle of his firearm.
- By the late 17th century devices were being developed to fire grenades from the muzzles of flintlock muskets.
- Make it a habit to know where your muzzle is pointed at all times, even when your firearm is unloaded.
- The early designs consisted of a cup which was fitted onto the muzzle of a rifle.
- So simply clear your sights and muzzle before firing to achieve optimum results on the target.
- Minute differences in the behavior of the firearm prior to the bullet's exit of the muzzle are readily seen on the target.
- So keep your finger off the trigger unless you are willing to shoot and don't point the muzzle at anything you are not willing to shoot.
- Travis raised the muzzle and held the shotgun across his body.
- Never point the muzzle of your firearm at yourself or anyone else, even if it is unloaded.
- Try doing it when you're staring into the open muzzle of a rifle.
- The muzzle of the shotgun broke a branch in front of him, sending a loud crack into the forest.
- Even when the safety is on, maintain control of your loaded firearm and control the direction of the muzzle.
- An instant later, the door burst open and he was staring down the muzzles of two semi-automatics and a handgun.
- Such a covering is safe provided it is over the muzzle and none of the covering material extends into the barrel.
- He held a semi-automatic rifle with its muzzle pointed in her direction, but not directly at her.
- The man in the bed sat up and looked up in shock at the gun muzzle pointed at his chest.
- He places the handcuff's chains on the rifle's muzzle and pushes it to the air and causes the rifle holder to pull the trigger.

verb ˈmʌz(ə)lˈməzəl

[with object]

1Put a muzzle on (an animal)
给（动物）上口套
the dog should have been muzzled
Example sentencesExamples
- The fact is that Pakistan's sheep-dogs have, for a variety of reasons, been muzzled.
- He added that by law this breed of dog had to be muzzled and on a lead in public.
- Therefore it must be kept on a lead and be muzzled.
- The MP said he would ask the government whether the law should be changed to widen the range of dangerous dogs which should be muzzled.
- But fortunately, Peter gets hold of a rope and uses it as a noose with which to muzzle the wolf and take him into captivity.
- ‘She should have muzzled her dog,’ Mr Millard said.
- While in public, these dogs must be muzzled and under the control of a person over the age of 18.
- I think you should muzzle him, at least in public.
- You may need to muzzle your dog so that it doesn't bite you while you are giving first aid.
- ‘The dogs were muzzled for safety but they all handled it really well and didn't show any signs of discomfort or stress,’ they said.
- The couple approached the owner to ask for money to pay the vet's bill and for his dogs to be muzzled in the future.
- The rules state that once a dog is declared dangerous, the owner must keep it in a special enclosure at home; when it is off the property, the animal must be muzzled and on a short leash.
- I remember, one of the regulations before a dog would be accepted for carriage was it had to have a muzzle attached to its collar and chain so that the dog could be muzzled if it happened to turn nasty.
- We just want the guy to muzzle his dog so that this doesn't happen to anyone else's pet.
- It simply means that people will have to muzzle those dogs when they take them out in public.
- If the Baron is such a rabid dog, the King and his followers should have muzzled him long since.
- If they are of the opinion that their dog is safe - that it is not like all the other dogs - then the only requirement is that they muzzle the dog when it is in the public arena.
- In fact, no animals were harmed during filming - the director ensured that the dogs were muzzled.
- Other communities place restrictions on owners, such as requiring that they carry liability insurance or muzzle their pets in public.
- The Ratcatcher picks up a piece of cloth from the floor, the cloth that he used to muzzle his dog.
1. 1.1 Prevent (a person or group) from expressing their opinions freely.
  〈喻〉使（人，机构，尤指新闻机构）缄默；钳制…的言论
  opposition leaders accused him of muzzling the news media
  Example sentencesExamples
  Fastbuck medical chains are muzzling doctors from telling patients things that could affect their health and ability to get better.
  In the U.S. writers can be muzzled less overtly.
  The CBC, embarrassed once too often by its most popular sports commentator, has muzzled him.
  His father has been scandalising us for years, despite repeated attempts to muzzle him.
  But despite a number of arrests, the independent press refused to be muzzled.
  Sometimes she was tempted to muzzle her sister so that she couldn't say or do anything embarrassing, especially in school like this.
  He appeals to a staunch, hard-core audience, and it would be a shame if they muzzle him.
  They had been muzzled by the State for too long and wanted their own representation, one survivor insisted.
  It seems like blatant sheltering and effectively muzzles the people expressing their views.
  They will do and say anything to muzzle those who bear witness to the truth, and challenge their radical views of personal autonomy.
  Reluctant to muzzle her guest directly, Ross hatched a cunning plan.
  Unfortunately, in the last few years a rash of cases, statutes, and rules has made it easier for adversaries of the poor to silence them by muzzling their lawyers.
  We seem to be muzzling the Press to protect the government,’ he said.
  Thailand's once vocal print media has been muzzled.
  The Los Angeles Times visually muzzled the rioters by banishing them from the paper's most important page.
  The army may be capable of muzzling him but that doesn't make it advisable.
  A time when dictatorship was at its peak, and the press was being muzzled and suppressed right across the continent.
  After street battles in January 1974, the regime muzzled the news media.
  The effect was to muzzle the one person at that time trying to sound an alarm.
  In one week, three media outlets critical of the president were muzzled.
  Synonyms
  gag, silence, censor, suppress, stifle, inhibit, restrain, check, curb, fetter

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French musel, diminutive of medieval Latin musum, of unknown ultimate origin.

muse from Middle English:
People who muse look thoughtful and reflective, and the word probably originally referred to facial expression, as it is related to muzzle (Late Middle English) (see also amuse). It has no connection with the Muses of classical mythology, the nine goddesses regarded as inspiring learning and the arts. The Greek word for a Muse, mousa, is also the source of music (Middle English) and museum (early 17th century). An institute called the Museum was established at Alexandria in about 280 bc by Ptolemy I of Egypt, and became the most renowned of the museums in the ancient world. The word museum means ‘seat of the Muses, place dedicated to the Muses’. Old astronomers imagined the universe to consist of transparent hollow globes that revolved round the earth carrying the heavenly bodies and making a harmonious sound known as the music of the spheres. Many other things have been regarded as making music, such as birds, running brooks, and packs of hounds—since the 1930s a man and woman making love have been said to make beautiful music together.

Rhymes

guzzle, nuzzle, puzzle

Definition of muzzle in US English:

muzzle

nounˈməzəlˈməzəl

1The projecting part of the face, including the nose and mouth, of an animal such as a dog or horse.
（犬、马等动物的）鼻口部；吻
Example sentencesExamples
- The shepherds prefer dogs with heavy, rough heads and large muzzles.
- She stroked his head and caressed his muzzle to her face.
- The back is usually more profoundly black, and the muzzle, ears, and limbs have cinnamon coloration as well.
- The horse shoved his muzzle malevolently against the spaniel's face, eyeball to eyeball.
- These mammals are all characterized by an elongated body, a face with a pointed muzzle, short legs and, generally, a long, furry tail.
- In addition, she had a shorter tail, a rounder head, a shorter muzzle, rounder eyes and greater distance between the eyes than did the Siamese.
- He gave the horse a rub on the muzzle as it lowered its head and snorted a welcome at him.
- I nodded and outstretched my hand, petting the muzzle of the horse, letting it get used to me before I swung myself up on its bare back.
- He gently stroked the horse's muzzle and whispered to him softly, and the animal quietened almost immediately.
- Wrinkles creased his furry muzzle, as though he was smelling something foul.
- Almost all of them had slim heads with narrow muzzles and small brain cavities.
- She has a beautiful even, harsh coat, dark wheaten in colour and a dear wee head with a good-shaped muzzle.
- Most species have relatively small heads with short, pointed or semipointed, erect ears and a relatively long, pointed muzzle.
- They have black silky fur, roundish heads, short muzzles with a naked face and ears.
- It had a fairly square head, with a much shorter muzzle than a Labrador.
- Hoss straightened up and stroked his horse's soft muzzle, puzzling at the problem.
- She handed treats over the fence to five horses and caressed their muzzles, then turned to wave to journalists before heading inside again.
- They had large, broad heads, short muzzles and tiny, deep-set eyes.
- She smiled upon reaching him and gently petted the horse's long muzzle.
- It is a short mammal with rounded ears and a long muzzle.
Synonyms
snout, nose, mouth, jaws, maw
1. 1.1 A guard, typically made of straps or wire, fitted over this part of an animal's face to stop it from biting or feeding.
  （动物的）口套
  Example sentencesExamples
  And so now I find myself explaining to anyone who I see while out walking that my dogs are not dangerous and then I have to explain why they wear the muzzles.
  He seemed sad that she was kept in a cage day in and day out with a muzzle on her mouth to keep her from harming the visitors.
  But unlike the wolf who's eyes Selene was seeing through, this one was wearing a muzzle and was chained to the wall.
  Another award winner in the Ukraine was walking his dog when a police cadet pointed out that dogs in that area must be walked with a muzzle and a leash.
  Wearing a muzzle does not in anyway hurt your dog.
  That also resulted in new legislation - muzzles to be worn in public, stronger sentences for bad dog owners etc etc.
  If such dogs are likely to bite passers-by for no reason the animals really need to be kept at home or a muzzle should be used to ensure they cannot attack anyone.
  Pittbulls are meant to be wearing muzzles at all times.
  Teera looked at it and her heart filled with anger when she saw the blood on its muzzle and the broken arrow in its side, but she stayed where she was.
  We reminded Sophie that she was going to have to work for her keep, and we spent time trying to accustom her to walking on a lead and wearing a muzzle.
  In photographs designed to raise gamblers' adrenaline levels, the dogs tear around a race track after a fake rabbit, the whites of their eyes glinting and their jaws straining against their wire muzzles.
  Raine was bound tightly by a rope around her neck and a muzzle on her jaws.
  The owner of the terrier, which had no lead or muzzle, had apparently walked away leaving Tasmin to fight for Mogget's life on her own.
  Synonyms
  gag, restraint
2. 1.2informal The part of a person's face including the nose, mouth, and chin.
  〈非正式〉（人的）鼻、口、颏部分
  Example sentencesExamples
  His muzzle dropped open, then he made an elaborate show of wincing.
  He looks in the mirror with shock as his muzzle hangs wide open like someone who just discovered what they look like for the first time.
  Ellen tried unsuccessfully to stop the snort that escaped her muzzle.
  Chris and Sabrina sat there with their muzzles hanging open.
2The open end of the barrel of a firearm.
枪口；炮口
Example sentencesExamples
- So keep your finger off the trigger unless you are willing to shoot and don't point the muzzle at anything you are not willing to shoot.
- Even when the safety is on, maintain control of your loaded firearm and control the direction of the muzzle.
- He pushed the door open with the muzzle of his shotgun, his finger sliding off the exterior of the trigger guard to curl around the trigger.
- The first hint he had that something was wrong was when the pistol's muzzle came to rest on the back of his head.
- An instant later, the door burst open and he was staring down the muzzles of two semi-automatics and a handgun.
- Never point the muzzle of your firearm at yourself or anyone else, even if it is unloaded.
- Travis raised the muzzle and held the shotgun across his body.
- By the late 17th century devices were being developed to fire grenades from the muzzles of flintlock muskets.
- Such a covering is safe provided it is over the muzzle and none of the covering material extends into the barrel.
- Do not lead into openings with your elbows, feet or the end of your weapon's muzzle.
- He held a semi-automatic rifle with its muzzle pointed in her direction, but not directly at her.
- Minute differences in the behavior of the firearm prior to the bullet's exit of the muzzle are readily seen on the target.
- Try doing it when you're staring into the open muzzle of a rifle.
- But there was one mistake - the statue showed the soldier in a most unmilitary posture with his hands clasped over the muzzle of his firearm.
- The man in the bed sat up and looked up in shock at the gun muzzle pointed at his chest.
- So simply clear your sights and muzzle before firing to achieve optimum results on the target.
- He places the handcuff's chains on the rifle's muzzle and pushes it to the air and causes the rifle holder to pull the trigger.
- The early designs consisted of a cup which was fitted onto the muzzle of a rifle.
- The muzzle of the shotgun broke a branch in front of him, sending a loud crack into the forest.
- Make it a habit to know where your muzzle is pointed at all times, even when your firearm is unloaded.

verbˈməzəlˈməzəl

[with object]

1Put a muzzle on (an animal).
给（动物）上口套
Example sentencesExamples
- It simply means that people will have to muzzle those dogs when they take them out in public.
- Other communities place restrictions on owners, such as requiring that they carry liability insurance or muzzle their pets in public.
- But fortunately, Peter gets hold of a rope and uses it as a noose with which to muzzle the wolf and take him into captivity.
- Therefore it must be kept on a lead and be muzzled.
- I think you should muzzle him, at least in public.
- The rules state that once a dog is declared dangerous, the owner must keep it in a special enclosure at home; when it is off the property, the animal must be muzzled and on a short leash.
- I remember, one of the regulations before a dog would be accepted for carriage was it had to have a muzzle attached to its collar and chain so that the dog could be muzzled if it happened to turn nasty.
- If they are of the opinion that their dog is safe - that it is not like all the other dogs - then the only requirement is that they muzzle the dog when it is in the public arena.
- In fact, no animals were harmed during filming - the director ensured that the dogs were muzzled.
- You may need to muzzle your dog so that it doesn't bite you while you are giving first aid.
- The fact is that Pakistan's sheep-dogs have, for a variety of reasons, been muzzled.
- The couple approached the owner to ask for money to pay the vet's bill and for his dogs to be muzzled in the future.
- If the Baron is such a rabid dog, the King and his followers should have muzzled him long since.
- He added that by law this breed of dog had to be muzzled and on a lead in public.
- ‘She should have muzzled her dog,’ Mr Millard said.
- We just want the guy to muzzle his dog so that this doesn't happen to anyone else's pet.
- ‘The dogs were muzzled for safety but they all handled it really well and didn't show any signs of discomfort or stress,’ they said.
- The Ratcatcher picks up a piece of cloth from the floor, the cloth that he used to muzzle his dog.
- While in public, these dogs must be muzzled and under the control of a person over the age of 18.
- The MP said he would ask the government whether the law should be changed to widen the range of dangerous dogs which should be muzzled.
1. 1.1 Prevent (a person or group) from expressing their opinions freely.
  〈喻〉使（人，机构，尤指新闻机构）缄默；钳制…的言论
  the politicians want to muzzle us and control what we write
  政客们想钳制我们的言论并控制我们写的东西。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A time when dictatorship was at its peak, and the press was being muzzled and suppressed right across the continent.
  We seem to be muzzling the Press to protect the government,’ he said.
  His father has been scandalising us for years, despite repeated attempts to muzzle him.
  In the U.S. writers can be muzzled less overtly.
  Fastbuck medical chains are muzzling doctors from telling patients things that could affect their health and ability to get better.
  They had been muzzled by the State for too long and wanted their own representation, one survivor insisted.
  The army may be capable of muzzling him but that doesn't make it advisable.
  After street battles in January 1974, the regime muzzled the news media.
  The effect was to muzzle the one person at that time trying to sound an alarm.
  In one week, three media outlets critical of the president were muzzled.
  Unfortunately, in the last few years a rash of cases, statutes, and rules has made it easier for adversaries of the poor to silence them by muzzling their lawyers.
  But despite a number of arrests, the independent press refused to be muzzled.
  Thailand's once vocal print media has been muzzled.
  He appeals to a staunch, hard-core audience, and it would be a shame if they muzzle him.
  It seems like blatant sheltering and effectively muzzles the people expressing their views.
  They will do and say anything to muzzle those who bear witness to the truth, and challenge their radical views of personal autonomy.
  Reluctant to muzzle her guest directly, Ross hatched a cunning plan.
  Sometimes she was tempted to muzzle her sister so that she couldn't say or do anything embarrassing, especially in school like this.
  The Los Angeles Times visually muzzled the rioters by banishing them from the paper's most important page.
  The CBC, embarrassed once too often by its most popular sports commentator, has muzzled him.
  Synonyms
  gag, silence, censor, suppress, stifle, inhibit, restrain, check, curb, fetter

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French musel, diminutive of medieval Latin musum, of unknown ultimate origin.

单词	muzzle
释义	Definition of muzzle in English: muzzle noun ˈmʌz(ə)lˈməzəl 1The projecting part of the face, including the nose and mouth, of an animal such as a dog or horse. （犬、马等动物的）鼻口部；吻 she patted the horse's velvety muzzle Example sentencesExamples I nodded and outstretched my hand, petting the muzzle of the horse, letting it get used to me before I swung myself up on its bare back. It is a short mammal with rounded ears and a long muzzle. These mammals are all characterized by an elongated body, a face with a pointed muzzle, short legs and, generally, a long, furry tail. She handed treats over the fence to five horses and caressed their muzzles, then turned to wave to journalists before heading inside again. The horse shoved his muzzle malevolently against the spaniel's face, eyeball to eyeball. They had large, broad heads, short muzzles and tiny, deep-set eyes. She stroked his head and caressed his muzzle to her face. He gently stroked the horse's muzzle and whispered to him softly, and the animal quietened almost immediately. It had a fairly square head, with a much shorter muzzle than a Labrador. They have black silky fur, roundish heads, short muzzles with a naked face and ears. The shepherds prefer dogs with heavy, rough heads and large muzzles. Most species have relatively small heads with short, pointed or semipointed, erect ears and a relatively long, pointed muzzle. Hoss straightened up and stroked his horse's soft muzzle, puzzling at the problem. She has a beautiful even, harsh coat, dark wheaten in colour and a dear wee head with a good-shaped muzzle. She smiled upon reaching him and gently petted the horse's long muzzle. Almost all of them had slim heads with narrow muzzles and small brain cavities. He gave the horse a rub on the muzzle as it lowered its head and snorted a welcome at him. Wrinkles creased his furry muzzle, as though he was smelling something foul. The back is usually more profoundly black, and the muzzle, ears, and limbs have cinnamon coloration as well. In addition, she had a shorter tail, a rounder head, a shorter muzzle, rounder eyes and greater distance between the eyes than did the Siamese. Synonyms snout, nose, mouth, jaws, maw 1.1 A guard, typically made of straps or wire, fitted over an animal's muzzle to stop it biting or feeding. （动物的）口套 the law says that pit bull terriers have to wear a muzzle Example sentencesExamples And so now I find myself explaining to anyone who I see while out walking that my dogs are not dangerous and then I have to explain why they wear the muzzles. Wearing a muzzle does not in anyway hurt your dog. The owner of the terrier, which had no lead or muzzle, had apparently walked away leaving Tasmin to fight for Mogget's life on her own. If such dogs are likely to bite passers-by for no reason the animals really need to be kept at home or a muzzle should be used to ensure they cannot attack anyone. But unlike the wolf who's eyes Selene was seeing through, this one was wearing a muzzle and was chained to the wall. In photographs designed to raise gamblers' adrenaline levels, the dogs tear around a race track after a fake rabbit, the whites of their eyes glinting and their jaws straining against their wire muzzles. Raine was bound tightly by a rope around her neck and a muzzle on her jaws. Another award winner in the Ukraine was walking his dog when a police cadet pointed out that dogs in that area must be walked with a muzzle and a leash. That also resulted in new legislation - muzzles to be worn in public, stronger sentences for bad dog owners etc etc. Teera looked at it and her heart filled with anger when she saw the blood on its muzzle and the broken arrow in its side, but she stayed where she was. Pittbulls are meant to be wearing muzzles at all times. We reminded Sophie that she was going to have to work for her keep, and we spent time trying to accustom her to walking on a lead and wearing a muzzle. He seemed sad that she was kept in a cage day in and day out with a muzzle on her mouth to keep her from harming the visitors. Synonyms gag, restraint 1.2informal The part of a person's face including the nose, mouth, and chin. 〈非正式〉（人的）鼻、口、颏部分 his close-shaven muzzle Example sentencesExamples He looks in the mirror with shock as his muzzle hangs wide open like someone who just discovered what they look like for the first time. Ellen tried unsuccessfully to stop the snort that escaped her muzzle. Chris and Sabrina sat there with their muzzles hanging open. His muzzle dropped open, then he made an elaborate show of wincing. 2The open end of the barrel of a firearm. 枪口；炮口 Devlin jammed the muzzle of the gun into the man's neck 德夫林将枪口紧紧抵住那人的脖子。 Example sentencesExamples The first hint he had that something was wrong was when the pistol's muzzle came to rest on the back of his head. He pushed the door open with the muzzle of his shotgun, his finger sliding off the exterior of the trigger guard to curl around the trigger. Do not lead into openings with your elbows, feet or the end of your weapon's muzzle. But there was one mistake - the statue showed the soldier in a most unmilitary posture with his hands clasped over the muzzle of his firearm. By the late 17th century devices were being developed to fire grenades from the muzzles of flintlock muskets. Make it a habit to know where your muzzle is pointed at all times, even when your firearm is unloaded. The early designs consisted of a cup which was fitted onto the muzzle of a rifle. So simply clear your sights and muzzle before firing to achieve optimum results on the target. Minute differences in the behavior of the firearm prior to the bullet's exit of the muzzle are readily seen on the target. So keep your finger off the trigger unless you are willing to shoot and don't point the muzzle at anything you are not willing to shoot. Travis raised the muzzle and held the shotgun across his body. Never point the muzzle of your firearm at yourself or anyone else, even if it is unloaded. Try doing it when you're staring into the open muzzle of a rifle. The muzzle of the shotgun broke a branch in front of him, sending a loud crack into the forest. Even when the safety is on, maintain control of your loaded firearm and control the direction of the muzzle. An instant later, the door burst open and he was staring down the muzzles of two semi-automatics and a handgun. Such a covering is safe provided it is over the muzzle and none of the covering material extends into the barrel. He held a semi-automatic rifle with its muzzle pointed in her direction, but not directly at her. The man in the bed sat up and looked up in shock at the gun muzzle pointed at his chest. He places the handcuff's chains on the rifle's muzzle and pushes it to the air and causes the rifle holder to pull the trigger. verb ˈmʌz(ə)lˈməzəl [with object] 1Put a muzzle on (an animal) 给（动物）上口套 the dog should have been muzzled Example sentencesExamples The fact is that Pakistan's sheep-dogs have, for a variety of reasons, been muzzled. He added that by law this breed of dog had to be muzzled and on a lead in public. Therefore it must be kept on a lead and be muzzled. The MP said he would ask the government whether the law should be changed to widen the range of dangerous dogs which should be muzzled. But fortunately, Peter gets hold of a rope and uses it as a noose with which to muzzle the wolf and take him into captivity. ‘She should have muzzled her dog,’ Mr Millard said. While in public, these dogs must be muzzled and under the control of a person over the age of 18. I think you should muzzle him, at least in public. You may need to muzzle your dog so that it doesn't bite you while you are giving first aid. ‘The dogs were muzzled for safety but they all handled it really well and didn't show any signs of discomfort or stress,’ they said. The couple approached the owner to ask for money to pay the vet's bill and for his dogs to be muzzled in the future. The rules state that once a dog is declared dangerous, the owner must keep it in a special enclosure at home; when it is off the property, the animal must be muzzled and on a short leash. I remember, one of the regulations before a dog would be accepted for carriage was it had to have a muzzle attached to its collar and chain so that the dog could be muzzled if it happened to turn nasty. We just want the guy to muzzle his dog so that this doesn't happen to anyone else's pet. It simply means that people will have to muzzle those dogs when they take them out in public. If the Baron is such a rabid dog, the King and his followers should have muzzled him long since. If they are of the opinion that their dog is safe - that it is not like all the other dogs - then the only requirement is that they muzzle the dog when it is in the public arena. In fact, no animals were harmed during filming - the director ensured that the dogs were muzzled. Other communities place restrictions on owners, such as requiring that they carry liability insurance or muzzle their pets in public. The Ratcatcher picks up a piece of cloth from the floor, the cloth that he used to muzzle his dog. 1.1 Prevent (a person or group) from expressing their opinions freely. 〈喻〉使（人，机构，尤指新闻机构）缄默；钳制…的言论 opposition leaders accused him of muzzling the news media Example sentencesExamples Fastbuck medical chains are muzzling doctors from telling patients things that could affect their health and ability to get better. In the U.S. writers can be muzzled less overtly. The CBC, embarrassed once too often by its most popular sports commentator, has muzzled him. His father has been scandalising us for years, despite repeated attempts to muzzle him. But despite a number of arrests, the independent press refused to be muzzled. Sometimes she was tempted to muzzle her sister so that she couldn't say or do anything embarrassing, especially in school like this. He appeals to a staunch, hard-core audience, and it would be a shame if they muzzle him. They had been muzzled by the State for too long and wanted their own representation, one survivor insisted. It seems like blatant sheltering and effectively muzzles the people expressing their views. They will do and say anything to muzzle those who bear witness to the truth, and challenge their radical views of personal autonomy. Reluctant to muzzle her guest directly, Ross hatched a cunning plan. Unfortunately, in the last few years a rash of cases, statutes, and rules has made it easier for adversaries of the poor to silence them by muzzling their lawyers. We seem to be muzzling the Press to protect the government,’ he said. Thailand's once vocal print media has been muzzled. The Los Angeles Times visually muzzled the rioters by banishing them from the paper's most important page. The army may be capable of muzzling him but that doesn't make it advisable. A time when dictatorship was at its peak, and the press was being muzzled and suppressed right across the continent. After street battles in January 1974, the regime muzzled the news media. The effect was to muzzle the one person at that time trying to sound an alarm. In one week, three media outlets critical of the president were muzzled. Synonyms gag, silence, censor, suppress, stifle, inhibit, restrain, check, curb, fetter Origin Late Middle English: from Old French musel, diminutive of medieval Latin musum, of unknown ultimate origin. muse from Middle English: People who muse look thoughtful and reflective, and the word probably originally referred to facial expression, as it is related to muzzle (Late Middle English) (see also amuse). It has no connection with the Muses of classical mythology, the nine goddesses regarded as inspiring learning and the arts. The Greek word for a Muse, mousa, is also the source of music (Middle English) and museum (early 17th century). An institute called the Museum was established at Alexandria in about 280 bc by Ptolemy I of Egypt, and became the most renowned of the museums in the ancient world. The word museum means ‘seat of the Muses, place dedicated to the Muses’. Old astronomers imagined the universe to consist of transparent hollow globes that revolved round the earth carrying the heavenly bodies and making a harmonious sound known as the music of the spheres. Many other things have been regarded as making music, such as birds, running brooks, and packs of hounds—since the 1930s a man and woman making love have been said to make beautiful music together. Rhymes guzzle, nuzzle, puzzle Definition of muzzle in US English: muzzle nounˈməzəlˈməzəl 1The projecting part of the face, including the nose and mouth, of an animal such as a dog or horse. （犬、马等动物的）鼻口部；吻 Example sentencesExamples The shepherds prefer dogs with heavy, rough heads and large muzzles. She stroked his head and caressed his muzzle to her face. The back is usually more profoundly black, and the muzzle, ears, and limbs have cinnamon coloration as well. The horse shoved his muzzle malevolently against the spaniel's face, eyeball to eyeball. These mammals are all characterized by an elongated body, a face with a pointed muzzle, short legs and, generally, a long, furry tail. In addition, she had a shorter tail, a rounder head, a shorter muzzle, rounder eyes and greater distance between the eyes than did the Siamese. He gave the horse a rub on the muzzle as it lowered its head and snorted a welcome at him. I nodded and outstretched my hand, petting the muzzle of the horse, letting it get used to me before I swung myself up on its bare back. He gently stroked the horse's muzzle and whispered to him softly, and the animal quietened almost immediately. Wrinkles creased his furry muzzle, as though he was smelling something foul. Almost all of them had slim heads with narrow muzzles and small brain cavities. She has a beautiful even, harsh coat, dark wheaten in colour and a dear wee head with a good-shaped muzzle. Most species have relatively small heads with short, pointed or semipointed, erect ears and a relatively long, pointed muzzle. They have black silky fur, roundish heads, short muzzles with a naked face and ears. It had a fairly square head, with a much shorter muzzle than a Labrador. Hoss straightened up and stroked his horse's soft muzzle, puzzling at the problem. She handed treats over the fence to five horses and caressed their muzzles, then turned to wave to journalists before heading inside again. They had large, broad heads, short muzzles and tiny, deep-set eyes. She smiled upon reaching him and gently petted the horse's long muzzle. It is a short mammal with rounded ears and a long muzzle. Synonyms snout, nose, mouth, jaws, maw 1.1 A guard, typically made of straps or wire, fitted over this part of an animal's face to stop it from biting or feeding. （动物的）口套 Example sentencesExamples And so now I find myself explaining to anyone who I see while out walking that my dogs are not dangerous and then I have to explain why they wear the muzzles. He seemed sad that she was kept in a cage day in and day out with a muzzle on her mouth to keep her from harming the visitors. But unlike the wolf who's eyes Selene was seeing through, this one was wearing a muzzle and was chained to the wall. Another award winner in the Ukraine was walking his dog when a police cadet pointed out that dogs in that area must be walked with a muzzle and a leash. Wearing a muzzle does not in anyway hurt your dog. That also resulted in new legislation - muzzles to be worn in public, stronger sentences for bad dog owners etc etc. If such dogs are likely to bite passers-by for no reason the animals really need to be kept at home or a muzzle should be used to ensure they cannot attack anyone. Pittbulls are meant to be wearing muzzles at all times. Teera looked at it and her heart filled with anger when she saw the blood on its muzzle and the broken arrow in its side, but she stayed where she was. We reminded Sophie that she was going to have to work for her keep, and we spent time trying to accustom her to walking on a lead and wearing a muzzle. In photographs designed to raise gamblers' adrenaline levels, the dogs tear around a race track after a fake rabbit, the whites of their eyes glinting and their jaws straining against their wire muzzles. Raine was bound tightly by a rope around her neck and a muzzle on her jaws. The owner of the terrier, which had no lead or muzzle, had apparently walked away leaving Tasmin to fight for Mogget's life on her own. Synonyms gag, restraint 1.2informal The part of a person's face including the nose, mouth, and chin. 〈非正式〉（人的）鼻、口、颏部分 Example sentencesExamples His muzzle dropped open, then he made an elaborate show of wincing. He looks in the mirror with shock as his muzzle hangs wide open like someone who just discovered what they look like for the first time. Ellen tried unsuccessfully to stop the snort that escaped her muzzle. Chris and Sabrina sat there with their muzzles hanging open. 2The open end of the barrel of a firearm. 枪口；炮口 Example sentencesExamples So keep your finger off the trigger unless you are willing to shoot and don't point the muzzle at anything you are not willing to shoot. Even when the safety is on, maintain control of your loaded firearm and control the direction of the muzzle. He pushed the door open with the muzzle of his shotgun, his finger sliding off the exterior of the trigger guard to curl around the trigger. The first hint he had that something was wrong was when the pistol's muzzle came to rest on the back of his head. An instant later, the door burst open and he was staring down the muzzles of two semi-automatics and a handgun. Never point the muzzle of your firearm at yourself or anyone else, even if it is unloaded. Travis raised the muzzle and held the shotgun across his body. By the late 17th century devices were being developed to fire grenades from the muzzles of flintlock muskets. Such a covering is safe provided it is over the muzzle and none of the covering material extends into the barrel. Do not lead into openings with your elbows, feet or the end of your weapon's muzzle. He held a semi-automatic rifle with its muzzle pointed in her direction, but not directly at her. Minute differences in the behavior of the firearm prior to the bullet's exit of the muzzle are readily seen on the target. Try doing it when you're staring into the open muzzle of a rifle. But there was one mistake - the statue showed the soldier in a most unmilitary posture with his hands clasped over the muzzle of his firearm. The man in the bed sat up and looked up in shock at the gun muzzle pointed at his chest. So simply clear your sights and muzzle before firing to achieve optimum results on the target. He places the handcuff's chains on the rifle's muzzle and pushes it to the air and causes the rifle holder to pull the trigger. The early designs consisted of a cup which was fitted onto the muzzle of a rifle. The muzzle of the shotgun broke a branch in front of him, sending a loud crack into the forest. Make it a habit to know where your muzzle is pointed at all times, even when your firearm is unloaded. verbˈməzəlˈməzəl [with object] 1Put a muzzle on (an animal). 给（动物）上口套 Example sentencesExamples It simply means that people will have to muzzle those dogs when they take them out in public. Other communities place restrictions on owners, such as requiring that they carry liability insurance or muzzle their pets in public. But fortunately, Peter gets hold of a rope and uses it as a noose with which to muzzle the wolf and take him into captivity. Therefore it must be kept on a lead and be muzzled. I think you should muzzle him, at least in public. The rules state that once a dog is declared dangerous, the owner must keep it in a special enclosure at home; when it is off the property, the animal must be muzzled and on a short leash. I remember, one of the regulations before a dog would be accepted for carriage was it had to have a muzzle attached to its collar and chain so that the dog could be muzzled if it happened to turn nasty. If they are of the opinion that their dog is safe - that it is not like all the other dogs - then the only requirement is that they muzzle the dog when it is in the public arena. In fact, no animals were harmed during filming - the director ensured that the dogs were muzzled. You may need to muzzle your dog so that it doesn't bite you while you are giving first aid. The fact is that Pakistan's sheep-dogs have, for a variety of reasons, been muzzled. The couple approached the owner to ask for money to pay the vet's bill and for his dogs to be muzzled in the future. If the Baron is such a rabid dog, the King and his followers should have muzzled him long since. He added that by law this breed of dog had to be muzzled and on a lead in public. ‘She should have muzzled her dog,’ Mr Millard said. We just want the guy to muzzle his dog so that this doesn't happen to anyone else's pet. ‘The dogs were muzzled for safety but they all handled it really well and didn't show any signs of discomfort or stress,’ they said. The Ratcatcher picks up a piece of cloth from the floor, the cloth that he used to muzzle his dog. While in public, these dogs must be muzzled and under the control of a person over the age of 18. The MP said he would ask the government whether the law should be changed to widen the range of dangerous dogs which should be muzzled. 1.1 Prevent (a person or group) from expressing their opinions freely. 〈喻〉使（人，机构，尤指新闻机构）缄默；钳制…的言论 the politicians want to muzzle us and control what we write 政客们想钳制我们的言论并控制我们写的东西。 Example sentencesExamples A time when dictatorship was at its peak, and the press was being muzzled and suppressed right across the continent. We seem to be muzzling the Press to protect the government,’ he said. His father has been scandalising us for years, despite repeated attempts to muzzle him. In the U.S. writers can be muzzled less overtly. Fastbuck medical chains are muzzling doctors from telling patients things that could affect their health and ability to get better. They had been muzzled by the State for too long and wanted their own representation, one survivor insisted. The army may be capable of muzzling him but that doesn't make it advisable. After street battles in January 1974, the regime muzzled the news media. The effect was to muzzle the one person at that time trying to sound an alarm. In one week, three media outlets critical of the president were muzzled. Unfortunately, in the last few years a rash of cases, statutes, and rules has made it easier for adversaries of the poor to silence them by muzzling their lawyers. But despite a number of arrests, the independent press refused to be muzzled. Thailand's once vocal print media has been muzzled. He appeals to a staunch, hard-core audience, and it would be a shame if they muzzle him. It seems like blatant sheltering and effectively muzzles the people expressing their views. They will do and say anything to muzzle those who bear witness to the truth, and challenge their radical views of personal autonomy. Reluctant to muzzle her guest directly, Ross hatched a cunning plan. Sometimes she was tempted to muzzle her sister so that she couldn't say or do anything embarrassing, especially in school like this. The Los Angeles Times visually muzzled the rioters by banishing them from the paper's most important page. The CBC, embarrassed once too often by its most popular sports commentator, has muzzled him. Synonyms gag, silence, censor, suppress, stifle, inhibit, restrain, check, curb, fetter Origin Late Middle English: from Old French musel, diminutive of medieval Latin musum, of unknown ultimate origin.
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