muzzle

noun

/ˈmʌzl/

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the nose and mouth of an animal, especially a dog or a horse（狗、马等动物的）口鼻
- She stood by the pony, stroking its muzzle.她站在小马旁边，抚摸着它的嘴。
compare snoutTopics Animalsc2
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（防止动物咬人的）口套，鼻笼Topics Animalsc2
the open end of a gun, where the bullets come out枪口；炮口
- Bright muzzle flashes were visible even through the fog.即使在雾中也能看到明亮的枪口闪光。

词源late Middle English: from Old French musel, diminutive of medieval Latin musum, of unknown ultimate origin.

verb

/ˈmʌzl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they muzzle	/ˈmʌzl/ /ˈmʌzl/
he / she / it muzzles	/ˈmʌzlz/ /ˈmʌzlz/
past simple muzzled	/ˈmʌzld/ /ˈmʌzld/
past participle muzzled	/ˈmʌzld/ /ˈmʌzld/
-ing form muzzling	/ˈmʌzlɪŋ/ /ˈmʌzlɪŋ/

[usually passive] to put a muzzle over the head of an animal, especially a dog, to prevent it from biting people（给狗）戴口套
- be muzzled Dogs must be kept muzzled.狗一定要给套口套。
muzzle somebody/something to prevent somebody from expressing their opinions in public as they want to压制，钳制（言论）；使缄默 synonym gag
- They accused the government of muzzling the press.他们指责政府压制新闻自由。
Topics Opinion and argumentc2

词源late Middle English: from Old French musel, diminutive of medieval Latin musum, of unknown ultimate origin.