late 14c., "device put over an animal's mouth to stop it from biting, eating, or rooting," from Old French musel "muzzle," also "snout, nose" (12c., Modern French museau), from muse "muzzle," from Gallo-Roman *musa "snout" (source also of Proven?al mus, Old Spanish mus, Italian muso), of unknown origin, possibly related to Latin morsus "bite" (but OED finds "serious difficulties" with this). Meaning "projecting part of the head of an animal" is from early 15c. in English; sense of "open end of a firearm" first recorded 1560s.
muzzle (v.)
"to put a muzzle on," early 15c., from muzzle (n.). Figurative use from 1610s. Related: Muzzled; muzzling.
雙語例句
1. He was convicted of failing to muzzle a pit bull.
他因沒能給比特犬戴嘴套而被判有罪。
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2. She was opposed to new laws to muzzle the press.
她反對鉗制新聞界言論的新法律。
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3. The mongrel presented his muzzle for scratching.
那只雜種狗張嘴要傷人。
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4. I don't think we can go round screaming hysterically: "Ban these dogs. Muzzle all dogs."
我不認為歇斯底里地到處去高喊“禁止遛狗。給所有狗帶上口套”是個好主意。
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5. David tugged again and the muzzle slipped from Faber's grasp.