horse
- n.马;赛马
- v.为…备马;猛推或用力向上举
复数： horses 过去式： horsed 现在分词： horsing 过去分词： horsed 第三人称单数： horses
horsenoun
马
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.
He mounted his horse and rode off.
他跨上马骑走了。
a horse and cart
一辆马车
赛马
horse racing
He lost a lot of money on the horses (= by gambling on races) .
他赌赛马输了很多钱。
given by sb who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate
used to tell sb that they should wait a moment and not be so excited that they take action without thinking about it first
the act of matching people with suitable jobs or tasks
a competition or an election in which there are only one, two, etc. teams or candidates with a chance of winning
you can give sb the opportunity to do sth, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to
to support sb/sth that is not successful
to put or do things in the wrong order
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
to spoil sth, for example a plan
to eat a lot
她或许是瘦了点，但吃得却很多。
She may be thin, but she eats like a horse.
to waste your effort by trying to do sth that is no longer possible
to behave in a way that shows you think you are better than other people
wishing for sth does not make it happen
verb
胡闹；瞎闯
to play in a way that is noisy and not very careful so that you could hurt sb or damage sth
horse
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N-COUNT 马
A horse is a large animal which people can ride. Some horses are used for pulling ploughs and carts.A small man on a grey horse had appeared.
一个骑着灰马的小个子男人出现了。
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N-PLURAL 赛马
When you talk about the horses, you mean horse races in which people bet money on the horse which they think will win.He still likes to bet on the horses.
他仍然喜欢赌马。
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N-COUNT （体操器械）跳马
A vaulting horse is a tall piece of gymnastics equipment for jumping over. -
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PHRASE 从知情人那里直接（获悉）
If you hear something from the horse's mouth, you hear it from someone who knows that it is definitely true.He has got to hear it from the horse's mouth. Then he can make a judgment as to whether his policy is correct or not.
他必须得到千真万确的信息才行。这样他才能判断自己的政策是否正确。
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See also:clothes horse;dark horse;rocking horse;seahorse. to put the cart before the horse
noun
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- solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
- Synonym: Equus caballus
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- a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs
- Synonym: gymnastic horse
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- a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse;can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
- Synonym: knight
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- a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
- Synonym: sawhorse sawbuck buck
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- troops trained to fight on horseback
- 500 horse led the attack
- Synonym: cavalry horse cavalry
verb
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- provide with a horse or horses
数据来源：WordNet
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Their horse came third in the race last year .
他们的马在去年的比赛中获得了第三名。
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Most people when confronted with a horse will pat it .
大多数人遇见马时都会轻轻地拍拍它。
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Six to one is a good price for that horse .
那匹马有六比一的赔率很不错。
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There are only five horses running in the first race .
只有五匹马参加第一场比赛。
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The horse came next to last in the race .
这匹马在比赛中跑了个倒数第二。
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She may be thin , but she eats like a horse .
她或许是瘦了点，但吃得却很多。
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He lost a lot of money on the horses .
他赌赛马输了很多钱。
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The horse had a white mark on its head .
这匹马头上有块白斑。
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The horse took the first fence well .
那匹马轻快地跃过了第一道栅栏。
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The two horses crossed the finishing line together .
两匹马同时越过终点线。
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He was riding on a large black horse .
他骑在一匹高大的黑马上。
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The horse was almost pure white in colour .
那匹马几乎是纯白色。
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The horse won by two clear lengths .
那匹马以整整领先两个马身的优势获胜。
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The horse may be nervous of cars .
这匹马可能害怕汽车。
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The horses ' hooves bit deep into the soft earth .
马蹄深深地陷进了松软的土里。
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The gestation period of a horse is about eleven months .
马的怀孕期大约为十一个月。
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She 's a difficult horse to handle .
那是匹桀骜不驯的母马。
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She was killed in a fall from a horse .
她从马背上掉下来摔死了。
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His horse placed in the last race .
他的马在上次比赛中得了名次。
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Suddenly the horse lurched to one side and the child fell off .
马突然歪向一边，小孩就摔了下来。
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It has since been established that the horse was drugged .
此后便证实马被注射了麻醉药。
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The horse fell at the last jump .
那匹马在跨越最后一个障碍物时跌倒了。
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I could hear the snort and stamp of a horse .
我能听见马打响鼻儿、跺蹄子的声音。
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Her horse is the hot favourite for the race .
她的马在这次赛马中夺魁的呼声最高。
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She walked the horse round in a circle .
她牵着马兜圈子。
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Their new horse is very highly strung .
他们的新马很容易受惊。
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The horse was scratched from the race because of injury .
这匹马因伤被取消了比赛资格。
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All horses are animals , but not all animals are horses .
所有的马都是动物，但并不是所有的动物都是马。
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That horse is a dead cert for the next race .
那匹马下一场比赛准赢。
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He wheeled his horse back to the gate .
他突然掉转马头返回到大门。
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