haltere

基本解释

• n. 缰绳；笼头；平衡棒

同根派生

英汉例句

• The part of a bridle or halter that passes over an animal's nose.
  鼻环穿过动物鼻子的马笼头或缰绳的一部分
• Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
  [谚]在有人被吊死的人家，千万别谈起绳子; 别提起人家忌讳的东西。
• To control with or as if with a halter.
  用或好象用缰绳控制
• To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
  贪马须配短缰绳。
• We must lead an ox by the halter.
  牵牛要牵牛鼻子。

英英字典

柯林斯英英字典

• one of a pair of short projections in dipterous insects that are modified hind wings, used for maintaining equilibrium during flight (Also called balancer)

专业释义

生物学

• 缰绳；笼头；平衡棒
• 平衡棒