Word · Frequency #27504
halter
露背吊带衫
A woman's top that fastens at the neck and back, leaving the back and arms bare.
- 1.
A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.
无嚼子的绳索或带子头套,用于牵引或拴住牛马等动物
- 2.
One who halts or limps; a cripple.
跛行者；瘸子
- 3.
rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
用于马的绳索或帆布头饰,带有牵引绳
- 4.
A rope with a noose, for hanging criminals; the gallows rope.
用于绞刑的绳索；绞刑架的绳子
- 5.
a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
用来执行死刑的绳索
- 6.
A halter top.
露背上衣
- 7.
a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered
一种女性上衣,背部和手臂裸露,后面系扣
笼头；马笼头；绞索；绞刑绳；跛子；瘸子；无嚼子的绳索或带子头套,用于牵引或拴住牛马等动物；跛行者；瘸子
In use
She led the horse by its halter.
He bought several halters for the stable.
The trainer adjusted the halter to fit the horse's head.
put a halter on [animal]
表示给牲畜戴上笼头。
She put a halter on the horse.
她给马套上笼头。
lead [animal] by the halter
The farmer led the cow by the halter.
农夫牵着牛的笼头走。
Common mistakes
Please halter the horse.Please halt the horse.
“halter”是名词，意为缰绳或绞索，不可用作动词；表示“停下”应使用动词“halt”。
Connections
Collocations
- halter top
- 露背吊带衫
- She wore a halter top to the beach.她穿着露背吊带衫去海滩。
- halter neck
- 吊带领
- This dress has a halter neck.这件连衣裙是吊带领的。
- halter dress
- 吊带连衣裙
- She bought a beautiful halter dress for the party.她为聚会买了一条漂亮的吊带连衣裙。
- horse halter
- 马笼头
- Please put a horse halter on the horse before leading it out.把马牵出去之前，请给它戴上马笼头。
- halter rope
- 笼头绳
- He tied the halter rope to the fence.他把笼头绳拴在栅栏上。
- hangman's halter
- 绞刑绳
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 'halt'（停止）+ 'er'，缰绳让马停止，绞索让生命停止。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：马具、绞刑 通常指马缰绳或绞索，前者日常，后者多见于历史或法律语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Note: 'halter' and 'alter' look similar but have different pronunciations and meanings.
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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