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bridling
给(马)套上笼头
bridling is the present participle of bridle.
核心释义
to put a bridle on (a horse)
- 1.
给(马)套上笼头
To put a bridle on.
- 2.
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.
- 3.
表现出敌意或怨恨
To show hostility or resentment.
- 4.
发怒或见怪
anger or take offense
- 5.
骄傲或做作地昂起头
To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly.
约束；控制；抑制；发怒；生气；表现出敌意；骄傲地昂起头；昂首；用缰绳勒住；约束,控制(如:管住你的舌头)；表现出敌意或怨恨
用法In use
She bridled at the criticism from her boss, though she said nothing.
用法提示：bridle at 作不及物动词，表示对批评感到恼怒或怨恨。
He bridles whenever someone calls him 'young man'.
用法提示：bridle 的第三人称单数形式作不及物动词，表示因某事而生气。
The staff bridled at the new rule requiring them to work weekends.
用法提示：bridle at 作不及物动词，表示对某事感到愤怒，此处用过去式。
She bridled at his suggestion to elope
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。
bridle one's tongue
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- bridle one's tongue
- 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。
- bridle at
- 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。
- bridle with anger
- 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。
- bridle a horse
- 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。
- bridle one's temper
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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