harness

名词 harness:

1. a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
2. stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart

动词 harness:

1. put a harness
   同义词：tackle
2. exploit the power of
3. control and direct with or as if by reins
   同义词：rein in, draw rein, rein
4. keep in check
   同义词：rule, rein

1. The parachutist was buckled into his harness.
   跳伞者扣上了背带。
2. The brothers work in double harness.
   哥儿俩一起工作。
3. We can harness the power of the wind to make electricity.
   我们可以利用风力发电。
4. I was in harness at the factory for over twenty years before it shut down.
   我在那家工厂关闭前在那儿工作了20多年了。
5. A bar used with a double harness to connect the collar of each horse to the pole of a wagon or coach.
   轭状物用双马具把每个马轭连到四轮运货马车或公共马车的辕杆上的木条
6. The cashier died in harness.
   出纳员以身殉职。
7. The farmer harnessed the horse.
   农夫给马套上挽具。

har.ness

n.（名词）
The gear or tackle, other than a yoke, with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or an implement.
挽具：一种与轭不同的用于将驮重动物系在车辆或工具上的马具
Something resembling such gear or tackle, as the arrangement of straps used to hold a parachute to the body.
降落伞的皮带：如那些将降落伞系于身体的与马具或绳具相似的工具
A device that raises and lowers the warp threads on a loom.
排成纵向：在织布机上将纵向丝线升高或降低的装置
Archaic Armor for a man or horse.
【古语】 铠甲：人或马身上的甲胄
v.tr.（及物动词）
har.nessed,har.ness.ing,har.ness.es

To put a harness on (a draft animal).
给（负重的动物）套轭具
To fasten by the use of a harness.
用轭具系紧或拉紧
To bring under control and direct the force of:
统治，管理，支配：控制住和指挥…的力量：
例句：
If you can harness your energy, you will accomplish a great deal.
如果你能控制你的精力，你将获得巨大成功

<习惯用语>in harness
On duty or at work.
在职或正在工作
来源：
Middle English harnes
中古英语 harnes
from Old French harneis
源自 古法语 harneis
[of Germanic origin] * see nes-
[源于日耳曼语] *参见 nes-

【引伸】
har.nesser
n.（名词）