horse

[hɔ:s]

n.马
vt.骑马
adj.马的

n.

1. 马[C]

I am learning to ride a horse.

我正在学习骑马。

2. 有脚的木架[C]

3. 【体】鞍马; 跳马[C]

4. (总称)骑兵[K]

He commands 300 horse.

他指挥三百名骑兵。

5. 【俚】海洛因[U]

vt.

1. 使……骑上马; 为……备马

2. 【口】捉弄

vi.

1. 骑马

2. 【口】作弄人

词形变化

动词过去式: horsed | 动词过去分词: horsed | 动词现在分词: horsing | 动词第三人称单数: horses |

词义辨析

同义:

n.马

steed  colt  mare  stallion  stud  

同义参见:

cavalry  nag  

反义:

n.雄马; 骑兵

mare  foot  

英英释义

名词 horse:

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

同义词：Equus caballus

a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs

同义词：gymnastic horse

troops trained to fight on horseback

同义词：cavalry, horse cavalry

a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

同义词：sawhorse, sawbuck, buck

a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

同义词：knight

动词 horse:

provide with a horse or horses

短语词组

a horse of another/a different color

1. 完全另外一回事

That's a horse of another color.

那完全是另外一回事。

a willing horse

1. 心甘情愿的帮手

I've still got some work to do, but there are plenty of willing horses who'll do it for me.

我还有一些事要做, 且有不少人愿意帮我做。

flog a dead horse

1. 白费力

You're flogging a dead horse by asking him to lend you money.

你向他借钱是白费力气。

look a gift horse in the mouth

1. 对礼物吹毛求疵

It would be silly to look a gift horse in the mouth.

对礼物吹毛求疵是愚蠢的。

补充

horsehorse英:[hɔ:s] 美:[hɔrs]n.1.马The old man likes raising rabbits, dogs and horses.这个老人喜欢养兔子、狗和马。2.骑马的军人, 骑兵The enemy had five hundred light horse.敌军有500名轻骑兵。Two hundred horse were[was] engaged in the war.有二百名骑兵卷入了这场战争。

例句

1. A small man on a grey horse had appeared.一名骑着灰马的小个子男人出现了。 2. They have got on their high horse. They're insisting on being the lead investigators because theirs was the first case.他们趾高气扬的。因为他们的是首例案件, 所以他们坚持要领头调查。 3. 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。 4. If you can just hold your horses there for a moment then I'm happy to answer questions at the end of the presentation.如果你可以稍等一会儿, 我很乐意在陈述结束后回答问题。 5. She was loud and obnoxious, but he was a horse of another colour–thoughtful, reflective, and academic.她总是吵吵闹闹、让人生厌, 他却完全不一样——考虑周到、深思熟虑、潜心向学。 6. It's horses for courses, you need to get an expert to do the job.不同的人适合的工作不同, 你得找个在行的干这活。 7. to horse a saddle把鞍放在马背上 8. Have you horsed your master?你给你主人备好马了吗? 9. He's heavily horsed by the officer.他被上级长官狠狠鞭打了一顿。 10. He came in,horsing an unconscious girl.他走了进来，背上背着一个昏迷过去的女孩。 11. He horsed me into his office.他把我猛地拉进了他的办公室。 12. to horse through the crowd推搡着挤过人群 13. He didn't know he was then an object to be horsed.他不知道他那会儿成了被捉弄的对象。 14. Do you like to horse with me this afternoon?今天下午你愿意陪我去骑马吗? 15. Are you horsing with him again?你们又在捉弄他吧? 16. forty horse and sixty foot.40名骑兵和60名步兵。 17. the huge 63-horse 701-cc engine.庞大的63马力701升发动机。 18. ride/mount a horse骑/上马 19. a horse farm牧马场 20. horse people [=people who raise or have a special interest in horses]牧马人 21. a car with 275 horses*275马力的汽车 22. He lost a lot of money on the horses.他赌赛马输了很多钱。 23. a team with the horses to win the pennant [=a team with the good players needed to win the pennant]拥有具备赢得优胜锦旗实力的队员的球队 24. "That's what we'll do when he gets here. But if he doesn't show up…well, that's a horse of a different color."他来，我们就这么干。但如果他不来，那就另当别论了。 25. "I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but I still don't understand what happened."我并不是要白费唇舌，只是我还是不明白究竟发生了什么。 26. Is it just beating a dead horse to ask for another recount of the votes?难道要求重新清点一次选票只是浪费时间精力吗？ 27. a politician whose slogan for reelection is “Don't change horses in midstream”将“请勿临阵换将”作为争取连任选举的口号的政治人物 28. I didn't eat today and now I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.我今天什么也没吃，现在饿得都可以吃下一匹马了。 29. I know it's hard to believe but I heard it (straight) from the horse's mouth.我知道这难以置信，但我这可是第一手消息。 30. “Hurry up. We need to get going.” “Hold your horses. I'll be ready in a minute.”“快点，我们得出发了。”“稍等，我马上就好。” 31. "I noticed the guitar wasn't made of real wood, but I didn't say anything because you shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth."我发现那把吉他不是实木的，但我什么也没说，因为对别人送的东西不该吹毛求疵。 32. "The company has been losing money, and many investors are beginning to feel that they may have backed the wrong horse."那家公司一直赔钱，许多投资者开始觉得自己可能押错宝了。 33. They were horsing around instead of studying.他们在胡闹，没在学习。 34. He horsed around with the kids for a while.他和孩子们瞎闹了一会儿。