horse
英 [hɔːs]
美 [hɔːrs]
n. 马; 赛马
v. 为…备马; 猛推或用力向上举
复数：horses 现在分词：horsing 过去式：horsed 第三人称单数：horses 过去分词：horsed
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.803 / COCA.1279
短语用例
horse about/around
- 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- He mounted his horse and rode off.
他跨上马骑走了。 - a horse and cart
一辆马车
- He mounted his horse and rode off.
习惯用语
n.
- (straight) from the horse's mouth
- 直接的；可靠的
given by sb who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate hold your horses - 且慢；请三思
used to tell sb that they should wait a moment and not be so excited that they take action without thinking about it first horses for courses - 知人善任
the act of matching people with suitable jobs or tasks a one, two, three, etc. horse race - 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）
a competition or an election in which there are only one, two, etc. teams or candidates with a chance of winning you can lead/take a horse to water, but you can't make it drink - 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
you can give sb the opportunity to do sth, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to back the wrong horse - 下错赌注（支持了失败的一方或事情）
to support sb/sth that is not successful close, etc. the barn door after the horse has escapedclose, etc. the barn door after the horse has escapedput the cart before the horse - 本末倒置；因果倒置
to put or do things in the wrong order change horses in midstream - 中流换马；中途变卦；中途支持另外的人（或事）
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 a dark horsea dark horsedrive a coach and horses through sth - 毁掉，糟蹋，破坏（计划等）
to spoil sth, for example a plan eat like a horse - 吃得很多
to eat a lot - She may be thin, but she eats like a horse.
她或许是瘦了点，但吃得却很多。 flog a dead horse - 鞭策死马；做徒劳无益的事
to waste your effort by trying to do sth that is no longer possible look a gift horse in the mouth - 拒受馈赠；白送的马还看牙口；对礼物吹毛求疵
to refuse or criticize sth that is given to you for nothing be/get on your high horse - 趾高气扬；自命不凡；自以为了不起
to behave in a way that shows you think you are better than other people close, lock, etc. the stable door after the horse has bolted - 马跑了才去关厩门；贼走关门，为时已晚
to try to prevent or avoid loss or damage when it is already too late to do so wild horses would not drag, make, etc. sb (do sth) - 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
used to say that nothing would prevent sb from doing sth or make them do sth they do not want to do if wishes were horses, beggars would/might ride - 想有不见得就有；愿望不等于事实
wishing for sth does not make it happen
牛津词典
noun
- 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
- He mounted his horse and rode off.
- 赛马
horse racing - 赛马
horse racing
verb
verb
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 马
Ahorseis 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。
- A small man on a grey horse had appeared.
- N-PLURAL 赛马
When you talk aboutthe 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。
- He still likes to bet on the horses.
- （体操器械）跳马
A vaultinghorseis a tall piece of gymnastics equipment for jumping over. - PHRASE 从知情人那里直接（获悉）
If you hear somethingfrom 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。
- 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.
- See also:clothes horsedark horserocking horseseahorse. to put the cart before the horse
英英释义
noun
- solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
- a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs
- a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse
- a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
- troops trained to fight on horseback
- 500 horse led the attack
verb
- provide with a horse or horses
双语例句
- He still likes to bet on the horses.
他仍然喜欢赌马。 - He rode his horse to death.
他把马骑得累死了。 - David had to pull out of the Championships when his horse went lame.
戴维不得不退出锦标赛，因为他的马瘸了。 - Last night we hitched the horse to the cart and moved here.
昨晚我们套上马车，拉着东西搬到了这里。 - The injured man mounted his horse with difficulty.
受伤的男子艰难地上了马。 - 'I love my wife, my horse and my dog,' he said, and that summed him up
他说：“我爱我的妻子、我的马和我的狗。”他大致上就是这么一个人。 - He was riding on his horse looking for the castle
他正骑着马寻找那座城堡。 - She is a great lover of horses and horse racing
她热爱马匹和赛马。 - I bet £ 10 on a horse called Premonition
我在一匹名叫“预兆”的赛马上下了10英镑的赌注。 - The rider's horse easily surmounted the fence.
这名骑手的马轻而易举地越过了栅栏。