harness

1. V-T If you harness something such as an emotion or natural source of energy, you bring it under your control and use it. 利用

Turkey plans to harness the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for big hydro-electric power projects. 土耳其計劃利用底格里斯河與幼發(fā)拉底河的水來建造大型水力發(fā)電工程。

2. N-COUNT A harness is a set of straps which fit under a person's arms and fasten around their body in order to keep a piece of equipment in place or to prevent the person moving from a place. 背帶; 安全帶

3. N-COUNT A harness is a set of leather straps and metal links fastened around a horse's head or body so that the horse can have a carriage, cart, or plough fastened to it. 馬具; 挽具

4. V-T If a horse or other animal is harnessed, a harness is put on it, especially so that it can pull a carriage, cart, or plough. 給…套上挽具[usu passive]

On Sunday the horses were harnessed to a heavy wagon for a day-long ride over the border. 星期天這些馬被套在一輛沉重的貨車上，踏上長達一天的旅程越過邊境。