halter
noun /ˈhɔːltə(r)/, /ˈhɒltə(r)/
/ˈhɔːltər/
- a rope or narrow piece of leather put around the head of a horse or other animal for leading it with
(马的)笼头,缰绳 - (usually used as an adjective
) a narrow piece of cloth around the neck that holds a woman’s dress or shirt in position, with the back and shoulders not covered通常用作形容词 (女式露背装的)绕颈系带 - She was dressed in a halter top and shorts.
她穿着三角背心和短裤。
- She was dressed in a halter top and shorts.
词源Old English hælftre, of Germanic origin, meaning ‘something to hold things by’; related to German Halfter.