restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
a figurative restraint;
\\\"asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market\\\"
\\\"kept a tight leash on his emotions\\\"
\\\"he\\\'s always gotten a long leash\\\"
Verb:
fasten with a rope;
\\\"rope the bag securely\\\"
造句
用作名詞(n.)
Beau was pulling ahead of me with his leash. 博套著皮帶拽著我走在前面。
He slipped the hound from the leash. 他解開皮帶放掉獵狗。
The memes take hold of the leash. 迷因控制了基因。
Our parent company keeps us on a fairly short leash. 我們的母公司對(duì)我們的控制相當(dāng)緊。
The rabble must be kept in a short leash. 對(duì)這種下等人必須嚴(yán)加約束。
The front office wanted JVG to give those guys more leash all of this season. 球隊(duì)的管理層想讓范甘迪在整個(gè)賽季里給這些年輕球員更多的約束。
用作動(dòng)詞(v.)
This is the phylosopher\\\'s mind off the leash. 這是哲學(xué)家思想擺脫了束縛結(jié)果。
Many Thais worry chaos will ensue when competing cliques slip the leash that has restrained them for so long. 許多泰國人擔(dān)憂，一旦相互爭(zhēng)斗的派別擺脫了這種長期束縛它們的限制，混亂局面將接踵而至。
常用短語
strain at the leash
牽扯皮帶
lead
引導(dǎo)
have in leash
用皮帶縛住
slip the leash
擺脫束縛
keep in leash
控制
hold in leash
用皮帶縛住
組詞
She led three greyhounds in a leash.
出自：Sir W. Scott
What do you mean by letting that dog run loose..without a..leash?