leash
pronunciation
UK [liːʃ]
US [liːʃ]
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- n.
- 拴猎狗的皮带
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- vt.
- 用皮带系住
Word Origin
leash 牵狗用的皮带，绳索
来自古法语laisse,松开，皮带，词源同lease,lax.即把狗松开，给予狗部分自由，用来指牵狗的皮带，后词义通用化。
Example
- 1. But its firepower and mandate remain on a tight leash .
- 但它的“火力”和授权仍受到严格控制。
- 2. The notoriously nasty secret police are on a tighter leash .
- 臭名昭著地卑鄙秘密警察被进一步控制。
- 3. You just have to keep him on a tight leash .
- 你要拢住他只须拉紧一根皮带。
- 4. China 's own film producers are likewise kept on a short leash , as are book publishers .
- 中国本土的电影制片人以及书籍出版商同样也收到约束。
- 5. But until now , most chinese investors have left the companies they bought on a long leash .
- 不过直到目前，大多数中国投资者对他们所收购企业的控制都很松。
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