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bridle sth
本义指给马戴上缰绳和嚼子。
She carefully bridled her horse before setting off.
出发前，她仔细地给马套上了笼头。
给(马)套上笼头
bridles — third person singular of bridle
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
给(马)套上笼头
to put a bridle on (a horse)
She carefully bridled her horse before setting off.
出发前，她仔细地给马套上了笼头。
给(马)套上笼头
To put a bridle on.
用缰绳勒住；约束,控制(如:管住你的舌头)
To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
表现出敌意或怨恨
To show hostility or resentment.
发怒或见怪
anger or take offense
bridle
Base
原形
bridles
3rd person
第三人称单数
bridling
-ing
现在分词
bridled
Past
过去式
bridled
Past participle
过去分词
She bridles at any criticism of her work.
她对别人批评她的工作会感到恼怒。
He bridled his anger and answered calmly.
他按捺住怒气，平静地回答。
The rider is bridling the horse.
骑手正在给马套笼头。
bridle 作动词：1) 给（马）套笼头；2) 约束、控制（常接 anger、tongue 等）；3) 表示愤怒或不满（常用 bridle at sth）。注意 -ing 形式为 bridling。
She bridled at the criticism from her boss, though she said nothing.
她对老板的批评感到恼怒，尽管她什么也没说。
AI contextual example
He bridles whenever someone calls him 'young man'.
每当有人叫他“小伙子”，他就会生气。
AI contextual example
The staff bridled at the new rule requiring them to work weekends.
员工们对要求他们周末上班的新规定感到愤怒。
AI contextual example
She bridled at his suggestion to elope
她对他私奔的建议感到恼怒。
WordNet
本义指给马戴上缰绳和嚼子。
She carefully bridled her horse before setting off.
出发前，她仔细地给马套上了笼头。
固定搭配，意为“忍住不说、克制自己”。
He knew he should bridle his tongue during the interview.
他知道在面试时应该管住自己的舌头。
表示“因某事而恼怒或见怪”，多用于书面语，不用于被动语态。
She bridled at the unfair criticism.
她对这不公平的批评感到愤怒。
Not this
She bridled to his criticism.
Use this
She bridled at his criticism.
bridle 作“发怒、生气”解时是不及物动词，后面需用介词 at 接引起愤怒的对象，不能用 to。中文的“对”常被直译为 to，但此处固定搭配是 bridle at。
Not this
He was bridled at their mockery.
Use this
He bridled at their mockery.
bridle 在表示“因…生气”时是不及物动词，不能用于被动语态；不能说 be bridled at，应直接用主动式 bridle at。
Not this
He couldn't bridle his anger from showing.
Use this
He couldn't bridle his anger.
bridle 作“抑制、约束”讲是及物动词，直接接宾语即可，不需要 from doing 之类的补足语。中文“压住…不表现出来”的“不表现出来”不能直译成 from showing，应略去。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
约束言语；管住嘴巴
He managed to bridle his tongue despite the provocation.
尽管受到挑衅，他还是设法管住了自己的嘴。
对…表示愤慨；对…感到恼怒
She bridled at the suggestion that she had been careless.
她对别人暗示她粗心感到恼怒。
勃然大怒；怒不可遏
He bridled with anger when he heard the false accusation.
他一听到不实的指控就勃然大怒。
给马套笼头
She carefully bridled the horse before the ride.
她在骑行前仔细地给马套上笼头。
控制脾气；按捺怒火
You need to bridle your temper in negotiations.
你在谈判中需要控制自己的脾气。
对…表示愤怒（或怨恨）
She bridled at the suggestion that she was being unfair.
她对于说她不公平的建议表示愤怒。
管住自己的嘴；说话谨慎
You should bridle your tongue when discussing sensitive matters.
在讨论敏感问题时，你应该管住自己的嘴。
发怒；表示愤慨
He bridled up when they questioned his honesty.
当他们质疑他的诚实性时，他发怒了。
若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住自己的舌头，反欺骗自己的心，这人的虔诚是虚的。
This verse from the New Testament uses 'bridle' metaphorically to mean 'restrain or control.'
这节新约经文用 bridle 作比喻，意为“约束或控制”。
Use bridles naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
给马套上笼头(bridle)即‘勒住’它，故有‘约束/控制’义；马被勒得不快会昂头，故又表‘发怒’。联想缰绳勒住的动作即可。
语域：neutral 常见场景：horse riding、horse training bridle 作本义时指给马戴上笼头，多出现在骑马、驯马等实际场景中，语气中性、客观。使用时常直接带宾语，如 bridle a horse。
与 bridle /ˈbraɪdəl/ 押韵且发音相同的词有 bridal（与 bridle 同音）、idle、idol、sidle（均以 /aɪdəl/ 结尾）。注意：brittle /ˈbrɪtəl/ 和 title /ˈtaɪtəl/ 拼写相似但发音不同，切勿混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.