muzzle
Word family nounmuzzlermuzzle
muz·zle1 /ˈmʌzəl/ noun [countableC] 2. DHPa cover that you put over a dog’s mouth to stop it from biting people 〔为防止狗咬人套在狗口部的〕口套 3. PMWthe open end of a gun, where the bullets come out 枪口 muzzle2 verb [transitiveT] 1 PREVENTto prevent someone from saying what they think in public 使缄默,封住…的嘴;钳制…的言论 SYN gag an attempt by the government to muzzle the country’s media 政府限制新闻自由的企图
2. DHPto put a muzzle over a dog’s mouth so that it cannot bite people 给〔狗〕戴口套 Origin muzzle1 (1300-1400) Old French musel, from muse “mouth of an animal”, from Medieval Latin musus