英语词典 · 单词释义
muzzle
英 ['mʌz(ə)l] 美 ['mʌzl]
这里集中整理“muzzle”的音标、翻译、词源、例句和近反义词，方便快速确认词义并顺手做词汇积累。
单词速览
词义详解
翻译 · 词源 · 例句- n. 枪口，炮口；口套，口络；动物的鼻口
- vt. 使…缄默；给…戴口套；封锁…的言论
延伸内容
词源 · 例句 · 用法词态变化
复数: muzzles;第三人称单数: muzzles;过去式: muzzled;过去分词: muzzled;现在分词: muzzling;
助记提示
1. mouth => muzzle (diminutive word).
中文词源
muzzle 口鼻，枪口，动物口套
来自古法语musel,口鼻，猪鼻，狗鼻，可能来自拉丁语morsus,咬，词源同mordant,morsel.引申词义给狗，马等动物带的口套，以及枪口等。
英文词源
- muzzle
- muzzle: see amuse
- muzzle (n.)
- late 14c., "device put over an animal's mouth to stop it from biting, eating, or rooting," from Old French musel "muzzle," also "snout, nose" (12c., Modern French museau), from muse "muzzle," from Gallo-Roman *musa "snout" (source also of Provençal mus, Old Spanish mus, Italian muso), of unknown origin, possibly related to Latin morsus "bite" (but OED finds "serious difficulties" with this). Meaning "projecting part of the head of an animal" is from early 15c. in English; sense of "open end of a firearm" first recorded 1560s.
- muzzle (v.)
- "to put a muzzle on," early 15c., from muzzle (n.). Figurative use from 1610s. Related: Muzzled; muzzling.
双语例句
- 1. He was convicted of failing to muzzle a pit bull.
- 他因没能给比特犬戴嘴套而被判有罪。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She was opposed to new laws to muzzle the press.
- 她反对钳制新闻界言论的新法律。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The mongrel presented his muzzle for scratching.
- 那只杂种狗张嘴要伤人。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. I don't think we can go round screaming hysterically: "Ban these dogs. Muzzle all dogs."
- 我不认为歇斯底里地到处去高喊“禁止遛狗。给所有狗带上口套”是个好主意。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. David tugged again and the muzzle slipped from Faber's grasp.
- 大卫猛地一拉,枪口终于从费伯的手中滑脱了.
来自辞典例句
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