MEANING/意义
-
1to rein in (horse) ; to coerce; to command; to inscribe; (lit.) halterType verb/动词; noun/名词2(abb. unit of illumination) lux，meter-candleType measurement/quantifier/量词
1to tie or strap something tight; (dialect) to force or compelType verb/动词2to rein in (horse) ; to coerce; to command; to inscribe; (lit.) halterType verb/动词; noun/名词3(abb. unit of illumination) lux，meter-candleType measurement/quantifier/量词
to tie or strap something tight; (dialect) to force or compelType verb/动词
勒
EXAMPLES/列句
-
勒紧裤腰带
tighten one's belts， (metaphorically) save money from daily expenditure such as foods
-
劫持某人勒取赎金
hold sb. to ransom
COMBINATIONS/组合
-
勒碑
to engrave on a stone tablet
-
勒戒
to force sb. to give up drug
-
勒死
to strangle
-
勒索
blackmail，extort
-
勒令
order，force
-
勒掯
(dialect) to make things difficult for sb.，to force，to compel
-
勾勒
draw the outline of，give a brief account of
-
罗勒
basil
