Muzzle
[ 'mʌzl ]
第4级
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n. 枪口，炮口;（防止动物咬人的）口套;（四足动物的）鼻口部;（狗）等凸出的鼻子和口;
vt. 给（狗等）戴口套;使缄默，钳制…言论;封锁…的言论;〈美俚〉亲嘴;
💡 词根助记
muse 口鼻;古法语中表示沉思,冥想,意思是抬着头鼻子朝天到处走
📝 例句
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.
🌱 联想助记
【记】谐音“妈走”:妈妈走到了枪口下
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
muzzle
n
1
(a) nose and mouth of an animal (eg a dog or fox) （动物, 如狗、 狐等的）鼻口部分.
(b) guard of straps or wires placed over this part of an animal's head to prevent it biting, etc （防动物咬人等的）口套.
2 open end of a firearm, out of which the bullets, etc come 枪口; 炮口
a ,muzzle-loading `gun 前膛装填的枪炮. Cf 参看 breech. muzzle, v [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
1 put a muzzle on (a dog, etc) 给（狗等）戴口套
Such a fierce animal ought to be muzzled. 这动物太凶, 应该给它戴上口套.
2 (fig derog 比喻, 贬) prevent (a person, society, newspaper, etc) from expressing opinions freely 禁止（某人、 社团、 报纸等）自由发表意见
accuse the government of muzzling the press, freedom of speech, etc 谴责政府箝制新闻、 言论自由等.
🔁 扩展释义
*['mʌzl]n. 动物之鼻口, 口套, 枪口vt. 戴口套于, 使缄默【医】 口套(狗,马)
📖 同为「核心」词汇
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So, why don't you call him in the morning?
那么你为何不明天早上打个电话给他？
Business before pleasure.
事业在先，享乐在后。
Could any spectacle, for instance, be more grimly whimsical than that of gunners ourselves very seriously what will happen if this twofold use of knowledge, with its ever-increasing power, continues.
炮兵利用科学毁坏人的身体、而外科医生就在附近用科学抢救被炮兵毁坏的人体，还有什么情景比这更可怕、更怪诞的吗？我们不得不严肃地问问我们自己：随着日益增长的知识的力量，如果我们继续利用知识的这种双重性，将会发生什么样的情况呢？