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- a set of straps and fittings by which a horse or other draught animal is fastened to a cart, plough, etc. and is controlled by its driver马具, 轭具。
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- an arrangement of straps for fastening something such as a parachute to a person's body or for restraining a young child吊带（如降落伞上把人体系住或限制幼儿活动的吊带等）。
with obj.
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- put a harness on (a horse or other draught animal)将轭具套上（马或其他役畜）.
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- (harness something to) attach a draught animal to (something) by a harness用轭具把（役畜）套在…上：
the horse was harnessed to two long shafts.
马被套在两根长轴上。
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- control and make use of (natural resources), especially to produce energy（尤指为产生能量而）控制并利用（自然资源）：
attempts to harness solar energy
利用太阳能的尝试
figurative〈喻〉 harnessing the creativity of graduates.
利用大学毕业生的创造性。
短语
in harness
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- (of a horse or other animal) used for driving or draught work（马或其他牲畜）被套上轭具（以便驾御或役使）的。
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- in the routine of daily work在日常工作中：
a man who died in harness far beyond the normal age of retirement.
早就超过退休年龄在工作时死去的男子。
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- working closely with someone to achieve something与…密切配合：
local and central government should work in harness.
地方和中央政府应密切配合。
派生词
harnesser
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French harneis 'military equipment', from Old Norse, from herr 'army' + nest 'provisions'.