leash/liːʃ/

n C主美 (系狗的)皮带

• The dogs must be on leash when taken out. 狗被带出去时必须系皮带。

词组have sb. on a leash 控制某人

• hold one's anger in leash 抑制住自己的怒火

hold sth. in leash 抑制，约束 strain at the leash 急于开始，渴望做；基于摆脱束缚

• We hoped to keep these young teachers with us, but could see that they were straining at the leash to move to better jobs. 我们希望留住这些青年教师，但能看出他们急于“跳槽”去找更好的工作。