halter

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n. 缰绳, 笼头 [法] 绞刑, 绞索

发音

US /ˈhɔltɚ/
其它
UK /ˈhɒltə/
UK /ˈhɔːltə/

词形变化

halters 复数 halteres 复数 haltered haltering halters 三单 halters haltering 现在分词 haltered 过去式 haltered 过去分词

别名

helter

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.

    缰绳

    笼头

    羁

  2. 2.

    A rope with a noose, for hanging criminals; the gallows rope.

  3. 3.

    A halter top.

  4. 1.

    One who halts or limps; a cripple.

  5. 1.

    Alternative form of haltere.

v.
  1. 1.

    To place a halter on.

    及物

    What do you mean, you didn't halter the horses when we stopped for the night?

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

hemp balancer hackamore haltere

上位词 4

top rope wing headgear

部分词 2

noose slip noose

整体词 4

harness gallows dipteran dipteron
动词

同义词 3

strangle cramp hamper

上位词 8

hang bound limit throttle confine restrict string up trammel

相关短语

halter top halter tops halter neck halter necks halter up riding halter

词源

From Middle English halter, helter, helfter, from Old English hælfter, hælftre (“halter”), from Proto-West Germanic *halftrijā (“harness”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut”), equivalent to half- + -ter. Cognate with Scots helter (“halter”), Dutch halfter, halster (“halter”), Low German halfter, helchter, halter (“halter”), German Halfter (“halter, holster”).

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