horse
noun
verb
hɔːs
noun
1
a
large
strong
animal
that
people
ride
and
use
for
pulling
heavy
things
马;
C
a
horse
and
cart
一辆马车
Lee
had
never
ridden
a
horse
before.
李以前从未骑过马。
2
the horses
horse
races
[英,非正式] 赛马
BrE informal
Jim
likes
a
bet
on
the
horses.
吉姆喜欢赌马。
3
a
piece
of
sports
equipment
in
a
GYMNASIUM
that
people
jump
over
跳马,鞍马〔体操器械〕
C
4
(straight/right) from the horse’s mouth
if
you
hear
or
get
information
straight
from
the
horse’s
mouth,
you
are
told
it
by
someone
who
has
direct
knowledge
of
it
〔消息〕可靠的,直接得来的
5
horses for courses
the
process
of
matching
people
with
suitable
jobs
or
activities
[英] 根据人的专长加以任用
BrE
6
a two/three/four etc horse race
a
competition
or
an
election
that
only
two
etc
competitors
can
win
只有两个/三个/四个队 (候选人 )等有获胜机会的比赛 (竞选 )
7
a horse of a different color, a horse of another color
something
that
is
completely
different
from
another
thing
[美] 全然不同的事物
AmE
8
horse sense
sensible
judgement
gained
from
experience
[过时] 常识;
old-fashioned
9
海洛因
U | old-fashioned informal HEROIN
verb
10
to
play
roughly
[非正式] 胡闹,哄闹;
Stop
horsing
around
–
you’ll
break
something!
别胡闹了,你会打破东西的!