muzzle
翻译
口套, 枪口, (动)给...戴口套, (动)压制言论
例句
The dog has to wear a muzzle in public.
这只狗在公共场合必须戴口套。
He looked down the muzzle of the gun.
他低头看着枪口。
They tried to muzzle the press.
他们试图压制新闻界。
语法模式
a muzzle for ((an animal)) (动物)用的口套 The dog has to wear a muzzle in public.
the muzzle of ((a gun)) 枪口 He looked down the muzzle of the gun.
to muzzle ((sb./sth.)) 压制(某人/某事)的言论 They tried to muzzle the press.
近义词
同义词 (名词): restraint, gag; 同义词 (动词): silence, suppress
词源
源自古法语“musel”,来自意为“口鼻部”的“mus”。
记忆技巧
想象狗的“嘴”或枪的“口”。发音类似于“puzzle”(难题)——给狗戴上口套(muzzle)就像一个难题(puzzle)。