bridle GRE

A boisterous horse must have a rough bridle.

烈马要套粗笼。

The dean bridled with anger at my request.

系主任对我出的要求表示气愤。

She tried with all her might to bridle her resentment.

她努力抑制住自己的怨恨。

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

要把马好,缰绳靴刺不可少。

She bridled at the indelicate suggestion.

她对不得体的暗示发。

He learned to bridle his temper.

学会控制脾气。

Bridle your tongue.

说话要谨慎。

He bridled his horse.

给的马套上笼。

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

有时的语言粗俗得惊人。在孩子们面前至少应克制自己说话不要太粗鲁。

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，所以它对其人物亦是一种制约，可使们循规蹈矩。