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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- harness
['hɒːnɪs]
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1.
noun
[c]
(for horse,dog etc) 挽具
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2.
noun
(safety harness) 安全带
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3.
vt.
[+resources]
[ energy]
利用
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4.
vt.
[+horse]
[ dog]
套上
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- harness
[ˈhɑːrnɪs]
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1.
vt.
给……套上马具
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2.
vt.
开发,利用
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3.
vt.
驾驭,控制
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4.
vt.
抑制,限制
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5.
n.[c]
降落伞背带
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6.
noun
[Person Name]
哈尼斯
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7.
n.[c]
挽具,马具
Collins English-English Dictionary
- harness
['hɒːnɪs]
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1.
n
an arrangement of leather straps buckled or looped together, fitted to a draught animal in order that the animal can be attached to and pull a cart
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2.
n
something resembling this, esp for attaching something to the body
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a parachute harness
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3.
n
[mountaineering]
an arrangement of webbing straps that enables a climber to attach himself to the rope so that the impact of a fall is minimized
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4.
n
the total system of electrical leads for a vehicle or aircraft
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5.
n
[weaving]
the part of a loom that raises and lowers the warp threads, creating the shed
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6.
n
[Archaic]
armour collectively
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7.
vt.
[tr]
to put harness on (a horse)
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8.
vt.
[usually foll by to]
to attach (a draught animal) by means of harness to (a cart, etc)
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9.
vt.
to control so as to employ the energy or potential power of
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to harness the atom
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10.
vt.
to equip or clothe with armour
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11.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French harneis baggage, probably from Old Norse hernest (unattested) provisions, from herr army + nest provisions
Examples
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The skills required to harness new technical innovations are growing every day.
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利用新科技创新生产的技能每天都在增长。
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Since that time, they have worked in double harness.
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从那时开始,他们俩就一起工作了。
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to harness the atom
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治黄
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harness the Yellow River
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驾上牲口耕地
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harness cattle to plough the fields
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我去套牲口。
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I'll go and harness the beast
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牲口套
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harness for a draught animal
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治淮
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harness the Huai River
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