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单词 harness
释义
harness
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhɑː.nəs/us
/ˈhɑːr.nəs/
apieceofequipmentwithstrapsandbelts, used tocontrolorholdinplaceaperson,animal, orobject:
挽具；系带
asafetyharness安全带
ababyharness婴儿学步用的系带
aparachuteharness降落伞吊带
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cords, ropes, cables & string
  • bell pull
  • bowline
  • bungee
  • cable
  • catgut
  • cord
  • fibre
  • flex
  • halter
  • halyard
  • landline
  • lariat
  • lasso
  • rein
  • shock cord
  • string
  • stringed
  • stringy
  • tether
  • tow rope
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Idioms

be back in harness
in harness with
harness
verb[T]
uk
/ˈhɑː.nəs/us
/ˈhɑːr.nəs/
to put a harness on ahorse, or toconnectahorseto avehicleusing a harness
给（马）上挽具
tocontrolsomething, usually inorderto useitspower:
控制；利用…的动力
There is agreatdealofinterestin harnessingwindandwavesas newsourcesofpower.人们对开发利用风和波浪这些新能源非常感兴趣。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fastening and tying
  • anchor
  • bale
  • be locked togetheridiom
  • belay
  • boardsomethingup
  • bolt
  • bound
  • bowline
  • granny knot
  • half hitch
  • hobble
  • hogtie
  • knotted
  • stake
  • strapsomeonein
  • strapsomethingup
  • tack
  • tapesomethingup
  • tether
  • tiesomeonedown
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Controlling and being in charge
(Definition ofharnessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

harness| American Dictionary

harness
noun[C]
us
/ˈhɑr·nəs/
apieceofequipment,includingstrapsforfasteningit, used tocontrolananimalsuch as ahorseorattachit to aloadto bepulled, or a set ofstrapsused toholdapersoninplace:
a horse’s harness
aparachuteharness
harness
verb[T]
us
/ˈhɑr·nəs/
to put a harness on ananimalor aperson:
He harnessed thebabyinto hercarseat.
Thedamharnesseswaterpower(=controlsand uses it)togenerateelectricity.
(Definition ofharnessfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

harness| Business English

harness
verb[T]
uk
/ˈhɑːnɪs/us
tocollectandcontrolsomething so that it can be usedeffectively:
harness energy/ideas/skillsOrganizations need to harness theskillsandknowledgeofpeoplewho areretiredorunemployed.
harness the power of sthPlans tohelpdevelopingcountriesharness thepoweroftechnologyareimportantin thefightagainstglobalwarming.
(Definition ofharnessfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofharness

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The prospect of holding public office successfully harnessed private ambition to party legitimation and swelled the ranks of the partisan labour force.
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The first pertains to the development of interventions that effectivelyharnessempirically identified protective processes.
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The recent surge of interest in harnessing computers for teaching suprasegmentals has lead to the development of a number of programmes.
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Potentially, harnessing temporal logic offers much more than this in modelling the argumentation process.
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Instead of attempting to eliminate emergent phenomena, it could be interesting to explore how this might be deliberately achieved and harnessed.
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While some seemed to have discarded it, others harnessed it for their own benefit.
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In 1933 the association of directory publishers was taken over and the information and advertising industries were harnessed to the interests of the state.
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There was a standing watch of about 2,000 men bearing cresset lights, and a marching watch of another 2,000 inharness.
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The expansion to related objects allows firms toharnesstheir competitive advantages in new market areas.
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Commentators on and promoters of the new illustrated books of the 1850s did not simply emphasize how powers of multiplication had been harnessed.
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This is a thought-provoking paper, harnessed to unquestionable richness of data.
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It will contain systems and components toharnessand utilise the forces of nature.
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I shall want toharnessall our talents in a national campaign to encourage the better use of our national language.
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Thus, harnessing the archival potential of such systems, researchers could complement end-product-oriented research and shed light on how students use the system.
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A recent report looks at the way in which this has been harnessed to diagnose disease.
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