A bridle is a set of straps that is put around a horse's head and mouth so that the person riding or driving the horse can control it.
VERB
昂首表示憤怒（或不快）
If you bridle, you show that you are angry or offended by moving your head and body upwards in a proud way.
例句
She bridled, then simply shook her head...她憤怒地昂起了頭，然后就堅決地搖了搖頭。Alex bridled at the shortness of Pamela's tone.亞歷克斯對帕梅拉的簡慢語氣很生氣。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
馬籠頭, 馬韁
A boisterous horse must have a rough bridle.烈馬要套粗籠頭。It is the bridle and spur that makes a good horse.要把馬練好,韁繩靴刺不可少。He was leading a horse by the bridle.他牽著馬的韁繩。
vt.
給…套龍頭
He bridled his horse.他給他的馬套上籠頭。
控制
He learned to bridle his temper.他學(xué)會了控制脾氣。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
2. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess;
"his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"