| 单词 | horse |
| 释义 | nounverb🔑 horseBrE /hɔːs/ NAmE /hɔːrs/ noun 🔑 a large animal with four legs , a mane (= long thick hair on its neck ) and a tail . Horses are used for riding on , pulling carriages , etc .马◆ He mounted his horse and rode off . 他跨上马骑走了。◆ a horse and cart 一辆马车 ➡ see also colt (1 ) , filly, foalnoun , gelding, mare, stallionbridle , gallop , harness , horse , paddock , rein , stable , stirrup , tack , thoroughbred the horses [pl. ](informal ) horse racing 赛马◆ He lost a lot of money on the horses (= by gambling on races ). 他赌赛马输了很多钱。 = vaulting horse ➡ see also clothes horse, hobby horse, Quarter Horse, rocking horse, seahorse, stalking horse, Trojan horse, white horses ● (straight ) from the horse's ˈmouth (informal ) (of information 信息) given by sb who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate 直接的；可靠的● hold your ˈhorses (informal ) used to tell sb that they should wait a moment and not be so excited that they take action without thinking about it first 且慢；请三思● ˌhorses for ˈcourses (BrE ) the act of matching people with suitable jobs or tasks 知人善任ORIGINThis expression refers to the fact that horses race better on a track that suits them .含义来自马在合适的跑道上跑得更快。● a one , two , three , etc . horse ˈrace a competition or an election in which there are only one , two , etc . teams or candidates with a chance of winning 只有一个（或两个、三个）队（或候选人）有获胜机会的比赛（或竞选）● you can ˌlead /ˌtake a horse to ˌwater , but you ˌcan't make it ˈdrink (saying ) you can give sb the opportunity to do sth , but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to 牵马近水易，逼马饮水难；机会可以给，做不做由人；老牛不饮水，不能强按头● ˌback the wrong ˈhorse (BrE ) to support sb /sth that is not successful 下错赌注（支持了失败的一方或事情）● put the ˌcart before the ˈhorse to put or do things in the wrong order 本末倒置；因果倒置● change horses in midˈstream to change to a different or new activity while you are in the middle of sth else ; to change from supporting one person or thing to another 中流换马；中途变卦；转而支持另外的人（或事）● a dark ˈhorse (BrE ) a person who does not tell other people much about their life , and who surprises other people by having interesting qualities 深藏不露的人a person taking part in a race , etc . who surprises everyone by winning 出人意料的获胜者；黑马● drive a coach and ˈhorses through sth to spoil sth , for example a plan 毁掉，糟蹋，破坏（计划等）● eat like a ˈhorse (informal ) to eat a lot 吃得很多◆ She may be thin , but she eats like a horse . 她或许是瘦了点，但吃得却很多。● ˌflog a dead ˈhorse (informal ) to waste your effort by trying to do sth that is no longer possible 鞭策死马；做徒劳无益的事● look a gift horse in the ˈmouth (usually with negatives 通常与否定词连用) (informal ) to refuse or criticize sth that is given to you for nothing 拒受馈赠；白送的马还看牙口；对礼物吹毛求疵● be /get on your high ˈhorse (informal ) to behave in a way that shows you think you are better than other people 趾高气扬；自命不凡；自以为了不起● close , lock , etc . the stable door after the horse has ˈbolted (BrE ) (US close , etc . the barn door after the horse has eˈscaped ) to try to prevent or avoid loss or damage when it is already too late to do so 马跑了才去关厩门；贼走关门，为时已晚● wild ˈhorses would not drag , make , etc . sb (do sth )used to say that nothing would prevent sb from doing sth or make them do sth they do not want to do 任何事情都不能阻止（或促使某人做某事）；八匹马拉不了某人回头● if wishes were ˌhorses , beggars would /might ˈride (saying ) wishing for sth does not make it happen 想有不见得就有；愿望不等于事实🔑 horseBrE /hɔːs/ NAmE /hɔːrs/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they horse BrE /hɔːs/ NAmE /hɔːrs/ present simple - he / she / it horses BrE /ˈhɔːsɪz/ NAmE /ˈhɔːrsɪz/ past simple horsed BrE /hɔːst/ NAmE /hɔːrst/ past participle horsed BrE /hɔːst/ NAmE /hɔːrst/ -ing form horsing BrE /ˈhɔːsɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈhɔːrsɪŋ/ ● ˌhorse aˈbout /aˈround (informal ) to play in a way that is noisy and not very careful so that you could hurt sb or damage sth 胡闹；瞎闯SYN fool |
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