bridle

noun

/ˈbraɪdl/

a set of leather bands, attached to reins, which is put around a horse’s head and used for controlling it马勒；马笼头
- She held his stirrup for him while Adam took the bridle.亚当接过辔头时她替他扶着马镫。
Wordfinder
- bridle
- gallop
- harness
- horse
- paddock
- rein
- stable
- stirrup
- tack
- thoroughbred
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Bridle is used before these nouns:
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词源Old English brīdel (noun), brīdlian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breidel (noun). Sense (2) of the verb use is from the action of a horse when reined in.

bridle

verb

/ˈbraɪdl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they bridle	/ˈbraɪdl/ /ˈbraɪdl/
he / she / it bridles	/ˈbraɪdlz/ /ˈbraɪdlz/
past simple bridled	/ˈbraɪdld/ /ˈbraɪdld/
past participle bridled	/ˈbraɪdld/ /ˈbraɪdld/
-ing form bridling	/ˈbraɪdlɪŋ/ /ˈbraɪdlɪŋ/

[transitive] bridle something to put a bridle on a horse给（马）套笼头
[intransitive] bridle (at something) (literary) to show that you are annoyed and/or offended at something, especially by moving your head up and backwards in a proud way（尤指傲慢地昂首对…）表示恼怒，表示不快
- She bridled at the suggestion that she was lying.她对暗示她在说谎的言论嗤之以鼻。

词源Old English brīdel (noun), brīdlian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breidel (noun). Sense (2) of the verb use is from the action of a horse when reined in.