horse
美 [hɔrs]
英 [hɔː(r)s]
- n.赛马；【动】马；(体操用)木马；脚手架
- 网络马科动物；骑马；骑兵
复数：horses
v.+n.
ride horse,bet horse,saddle horse,mount horse,back horse
adj.+n.
fine horse,spirited horse,chestnut horse,bay horse
horse
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n.
— see also
clothes horse,
hobby horse,
Quarter Horse,
rocking horse,
sea horse,
stalking horse,
Trojan horse,
white horses1. | 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 |
2. | [pl] (informal) 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。 |
IDM
(straight) from the horses mouth
(informal)
直接的；可靠的given by sb who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate
hold your horses
(informal)
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 cant 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