n. (lit.) line or leather string by which houndsor coursing-dogs are held; set of three hounds fas-tened together with one leash: i.e. trio(原指)系獵犬的繩子或皮條;用皮條牽系在一起的三只獵犬:(轉(zhuǎn)義)三人一組。
△1H.IV.2.4.7: “a leash of drawers.”三個酒保。
leash
vt. fasten or lead by one leash 用一根皮條牽系。leash in: fasten or lead in a group by one leash用皮帶牽系在一起。
△H.V.1.Prol.6: “and at his heels,Leashed in like hounds,should famine,sword andfire / Crouch for employment.” (Henry V is repre-sented as a huntsman leading the three hounds “fam-ine”,“sword” and “fire” in a leash,which would waitobediently at his heels to be released to chase theprey.)在他的腳后跟,是饑饉、刀劍和烈火,像用皮條系著的三頭獵犬,蹲在那里只等他一聲命令出動。
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n.&v.控制,約束,束縛n.皮帶