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harness

Related topics: Bicycles, carts, horses, Technology, Daily life
har·ness1 /ˈhɑːnəs $ ˈhɑːr-/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]  
1. TTBa set of leather bands used to control a horse or to attach it to a vehicle it is pulling 〔马的〕挽具，马具
2  abseiling.jpg TDa set of bands used to hold someone in a place or to stop them from falling 〔把人固定在一处或防止其坠落的〕系带
 a safety harness
安全带
→4  See picture of 见图 SAFETY
3  in harness British EnglishBrEWORK/DO WORK doing your usual work 做正常工作
 I felt glad to be back in harness.
我很高兴又回来正常工作了。
Examples from the Corpus
in harness• Morin's book is a helpful guide to surviving the first few months in harness.
4. in harness (with somebody) British EnglishBrEWITH working closely with another person or group (与某人)密切合作
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in harness (with somebody)• But, symbolically, he inaugurates three centuries of amazing progress in explaining how nature works and in harnessing these discoveries.• Popplewell is now back in harness after the arduous Lions tour to New Zealand.• Eva Burrows was back in harness and delighted to be there.• The accumulation of capital, and hence the ownership of capital, was central in harnessing the productive power of mechanical energy.• Two dancers in harness are walking up and down the pole.• The sound of a horse in harness, of its hoof idly striking a stone!• It's always been a Dark Force, and you've only succeeded in harnessing a minuscule aspect of it.• The new bureaucracy of alphabet soup agencies was in harness.
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harness• An essential piece of rock-climbing equipment is a climbing harness.• To wait in heavy harness On fluttered folk and wild Your new-caught, sullen peoples, Half devil and half child.• Taking one hand off the wheel, Nathan reached out and hooked his fingers through the front of her harness.• The sound of a horse in harness, of its hoof idly striking a stone!• So with borrowed gear, no harness and a stranger I set off.• Playpens or other harnesses, for instance, may be used frequently to keep their chil-dren safe.• The karabiner must be correctly attached to the harness.
Related topics: Bicycles, carts, horses
harness2 verb [transitiveT]  
1  CONTROLto control and use the natural force or power of something 控制[利用]〔自然力等〕
 We can harness the power of the wind to generate electricity.
我们可以利用风力发电。
2. TTBto fasten two animals together, or to fasten an animal to something using a harness 将〔两只动物〕拴在一起；将〔动物〕拴到…上
3. TTBto put a harness on a horse 给〔马〕套上挽具
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harness• The Missouri River is harnessed for hydroelectric power.• We harness fossil energy and breathe life into machines.• The important thing is to harness growth to self-knowledge, a ready acceptance of change, swift-moving business practice and sound judgement.• The snag is - first you must harness the fish.• A mixture of envy and admiration once led fishermen to try to harness the heron's gifts.• Attempts to harness the numerical strength of the casual poor had foundered on the rocks of seeming apathy.• It is designed for maximum pleasure and harnesses the power of a System Porsche 1.2 fuel-injected engine, complete with three-way catalyser.• They also featured coaches that could harness their players' egos.• A hybrid type of society emerged, in which archaic social forces were harnessed to modern industrial techniques.
From Longman Business Dictionary
harnesshar·ness /ˈhɑːnəsˈhɑːr-/ verb [transitiveT]
to control and use a natural force or people’s energy or skills
He designs systems to harness the energy of waves to produce electricity.
Origin harness1
(1200-1300) Old French herneis “bags, equipment”
har·ness1 nounharness2 verb
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