muzzle

英 [ˈmʌzl]

美 [ˈmʌzl]

n.  (狗、马等动物的)口鼻; (防止动物咬人的)口套; 枪口; 炮口
v.  (给狗)戴口套; 压制，钳制(言论); 使缄默

复数：muzzles　过去分词：muzzled　现在分词：muzzling　第三人称单数：muzzles　过去式：muzzled　

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Collins.1 / BNC.16440 / COCA.12452

牛津词典

noun

• （狗、马等动物的）口鼻
  the nose and mouth of an animal, especially a dog or a horse
• （防止动物咬人的）口套
  a device made of leather or plastic that you put over the nose and mouth of an animal, especially a dog, to prevent it from biting people
• 枪口；炮口
  the open end of a gun, where the bullets come out

verb

• （给狗）戴口套
  to put a muzzle over a dog's head to prevent it from biting people
• 压制，钳制（言论）；使缄默
  to prevent sb from expressing their opinions in public as they want to
  1. They accused the government of muzzling the press.
     他们指责政府压制新闻自由。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (动物的)口鼻部
  Themuzzleof an animal such as a dog is its nose and mouth.
  1. The mongrel presented his muzzle for scratching.
     那只杂种狗张嘴要伤人。
• N-COUNT (罩住狗的口鼻的)嘴套，口套
  Amuzzleis an object that is put over a dog's nose and mouth so that it cannot bite people or make a noise.
  1. ...dogs like pit bulls which have to wear a muzzle.
     像比特犬这种得戴嘴套的狗
• VERB 给(狗等) 戴上嘴套
  If youmuzzlea dog or other animal, you put a muzzle over its nose and mouth.
  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。
• VERB 使缄默;迫使…保持沉默
  If you say that someoneis muzzled, you are complaining that they are prevented from expressing their views freely.
  1. He complained of being muzzled by the chairman...
     他抱怨主席不让他发言。
  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。
• 枪口;炮口
  Themuzzleof a gun is the end where the bullets come out when it is fired.

英英释义

noun

• forward projecting part of the head of certain animals
• restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
  Synonym:gag
• the open circular discharging end of a gun
  Synonym:gun muzzle
• 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

• tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
  1. The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair
  Synonym:gag
• prevent from speaking out
  1. The press was gagged
  Synonym:gag
• fit with a muzzle
  1. muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers

双语例句

• Reducing and eliminating muzzle flash is a research subject of the arms experts all the time.
  炮口焰对中小口径直瞄武器影响很大，减少和消除炮口焰一直是中间弹道学的研究课题之一。
• Arabian heads are short, refined, and dished, with a tapered muzzle; large nostrils;
  阿拉伯首脑短，精，并抛出一个锥形的枪口，大鼻孔；
• I grabbed it, and then Slidell had it by the muzzle.
  我抓住了枪，枪口对准了斯莱德尔。
• He caught hold of the dog by its muzzle.
  他抓住狗的口鼻，把它逮住了。
• Severe Faults: Toplines of the cranium and muzzle not parallel.
  严重缺陷：头骨的上线和口的不平行。
• He felt the muzzle against his belly.
  他感到枪口顶在了他的腹部。
• Toplines of cranium and the muzzle must be parallel.
  头骨的上线和口必须是平行的。
• He complained of being muzzled by the chairman
  他抱怨主席不让他发言。
• A firearm that is load through the muzzle.
  一种通过枪口装弹药的枪支。
• With his own body Huang Jiguang blocked the muzzle of the enemy's machine gun.
  黄继光用自己的身体挡住了敌人的枪眼。