leash

leash
noun
  1. a dog's lead
    拴狗链，拴狗带
    ■(Falconry)a thong or string attached to the jesses of a hawk, used for tying it to a perch or a creance
    (猎鹰)猎鹰腿带
    ■(figurative)a restraint
    (喻)约束，限制
    her bristling temper was kept on a leash.
    她刚烈的脾气受到约束。
verb
  1. [with obj.]put a leash on (a dog)
    给（狗）拴链（或带）
    ■(figurative)restrain
    (喻)限制，抑制
    his violence was barely leashed.
    他的狂暴基本上未受限制。
常用词组
strain at the leash
  1. (figurative)be eager to begin or do something
    (喻)急于开始，迫不及待
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French lesse, laisse, from laissier in the specific sense 'let run on a slack lead' (see lease)
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