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　

中考高考IELTSCET4考研

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
  1. He mounted his horse and rode off.
     他跨上马骑走了。
  2. a horse and cart
     一辆马车

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.
  1. He mounted his horse and rode off.
     他跨上马骑走了。
  2. a horse and cart
     一辆马车
• 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.
  1. A small man on a grey horse had appeared.
     一个骑着灰马的小个子男人出现了。
• 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.
  1. He still likes to bet on the horses.
     他仍然喜欢***。
• （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.
  1. 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。
• 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
  Synonym:Equus caballus
• a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs
  Synonym:gymnastic horse
• a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse
  Synonym:knight
• a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
  Synonym:sawhorsesawbuckbuck
• troops trained to fight on horseback
  1. 500 horse led the attack
  Synonym:cavalryhorse cavalry

verb

• provide with a horse or horses

双语例句

• George had taught him how to ride a horse
  乔治已经教会了他骑马。
• He sold his horse for forty pounds.
  他以40英镑卖掉了他的马。
• The horse he painted is very lifelike.
  他画的马很传神。
• The horse shied.
  马惊了。
• I saw a girl riding a horse
  我看见一个骑马的女孩。
• He was riding on his horse looking for the castle
  他正骑着马寻找那座城堡。
• This is a stout horse.
  这匹马很肥实。
• He mounted his horse and rode away
  他骑上马走了。
• The horse jumped forwards and round her, winding the rope round her waist.
  那匹马围着她向前跳，把绳子绕在了她腰上。
• The horse reared, throwing its rider and knocking down a youth standing beside it.
  那匹马尥了个蹶子，把骑手掀下马，还撞倒了旁边站着的一个小伙子。