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！