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bridle/ˈbraid(ə)l/ n. & v.●n. 1a the headgear used to control a horse, consisting of buckled leather straps, a metal bit, and reins 马勒，马笼头(包括皮带、马嚼子和缰绳) b a restraining thing or influence 约束，限制 put a bridle on your tongue 管住你的嘴 2 Naut. a mooring-cable 【海】系船索 3 Anat. a ligament checking the motion of a part 【解】系带 ●v. 1 tr. put a bridle on (a horse etc.) 给(马等)套笼头 2 tr. bring under control; curb 控制；抑制 3 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 at, up) express offence, resentment, etc., esp. by throwing up the head and drawing in the chin 昂首收颌(以示反感、怨忿等)[Old English brīdel, from Germanic] |