bridle GRE

A boisterous horse must have a rough bridle.

烈马笼头。

The dean bridled with anger at my request.

系主任对我出的求表示气。

She tried with all her might to bridle her resentment.

力抑制住自己的怨恨。

It is the bridle and spur that makes a good horse.

把马练好,缰绳靴刺不可少。

She bridled at the indelicate suggestion.

对不得体的暗示发怒了。

He learned to bridle his temper.

他学会了控制脾气。

Bridle your tongue.

说话谨慎。

He bridled his horse.

他给他的马上笼头。

His language is appallingly coarse sometimes.He might at least try to bridle his tongue in front of the children.

有时他的语言俗得惊人。在孩子们面前他至少应克制自己说话不太鲁。

There is yet some good in public envy, whereas in private, there is none. For public envy, is as an ostracism, that eclipseth men, when they grow too great. And therefore it is a bridle also to great ones, to keep them within bounds.

虽说私人间的嫉妒有百害而无一利，但公众的嫉妒却还有一点好处，因为它就像陶片放逐法，可除去那些位高专权者，所以它对其他大人物亦是一种制约，可使他们循规蹈矩。