Word · Frequency #16440
muzzled
使缄默；压制言论
muzzled is the past of muzzle.
To prevent someone from speaking freely or expressing an opinion; to silence or censor.
常用于指官方压制言论或新闻审查。
- 1.
To bind or confine an animal's mouth by putting a muzzle, as to prevent it from eating or biting.
给动物戴上口套以束缚或限制其嘴部,防止其进食或咬人。
- 2.
To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.
限制(说话、表达意见或行动)；封住嘴；使沉默；审查。
- 3.
To bring the muzzle or mouth near.
使口鼻靠近。
给（动物）戴口套；把嘴凑近；把枪口靠近；给动物戴上口套以束缚或限制其嘴部,防止其进食或咬人。；限制(说话、表达意见或行动)；封住嘴；使沉默；审查。；使口鼻靠近。
In use
The vet muzzled the dog before examining it.
The government tried to muzzle the press during the crisis.
Some critics accused the company of muzzling its employees.
muzzle (an animal)
本义指给动物戴上口套，防止其咬人或进食，常用于宠物或动物管理场景。
The police muzzled the aggressive dog before moving it.
警察在转移那只攻击性强的狗之前给它戴上了口套。
muzzle somebody/something
引申义指限制言论、表达或行动自由，常含贬义；宾语可以是人、媒体或批评言论。
The government tried to muzzle the press during the crisis.
政府在危机期间试图压制新闻界。
Verb forms
base muzzle · third person muzzles · -ing muzzling · past muzzled · past participle muzzled
用作动词时，指强制沉默或限制言论自由。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- muzzle a dog
- 给狗戴上嘴套
- Please muzzle your dog when you take it outside.带狗外出时请给它戴上嘴套。
- muzzle the press
- 封住新闻界的嘴
- The new law is designed to muzzle the press.这项新法律旨在封住新闻界的嘴。
- muzzle dissent
- 压制异议
- The regime has repeatedly tried to muzzle dissent.该政权一再试图压制异议。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象狗狗嘴上戴个套，嘴被封住，既不能咬也不能叫；muzzle 由此引申为“封口、压制言论”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：politics、media、workplace 此处分析“压制言论、使缄默”的义项：该用法多用于正式或新闻语体，常见于政治、媒体等场景，常搭配 government、press、dissent 等词，语气偏严肃或批判；日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接名词或代词
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 muzzle 同韵（/ˈmʌzəl/）的常用词有 puzzle、nuzzle、guzzle（/ʌzəl/）。nozzle、sizzle、drizzle 拼写相近，但元音不同（/ɑː/、/ɪ/），发音并不相同。
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。
Learn the forms together
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