horse

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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ldoce_163_hhorse1 /hɔːs $ hɔːrs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  1  HBA[countable] a large strong animal that people ride and use for pulling heavy things 马 → pony, equine, equestrian a horse and cart 一辆马车 Lee had never ridden a horse before. 李以前从未骑过马。 →5  See picture of mane 鬃, neck 颈, back 背 ... →4  See picture of 见图 horse2  the horses British English informalDSO horse races 赛马 Jim likes a bet on the horses. 吉姆喜欢赌马。3. [countable]DSO a piece of sports equipment in a gymnasium that people jump over 跳马，鞍马〔体操器械〕4. (straight/right) from the horse’s mouth FIND OUTif 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 British English the process of matching people with suitable jobs or activities 知人善任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  (also a horse of another color American English) something that is completely different from another thing 全然不同的事物8. horse sense old-fashionedSENSIBLE sensible judgment gained from experience 〔由经验得来的〕常识 SYN common sense9. EXCHANGE[uncountable] old-fashioned informal heroin 海洛因 → dark horse, → never/don’t look a gift horse in the mouth at gift1(7), → be flogging a dead horse at flog(3), → hold your horses at hold1(15), → put the cart before the horse at cart1(5), → stalking horse, white horses

Examples from the Corpus

horse• This means that the rider can help his horse should he peck on landing or hesitate into a fence.• Meanwhile, Seb tied the reins of his horse to the back of the cart before sprinting towards the manor house.• Athelstan stopped his horse outside St Erconwald's and thought about that further.• He kisses her and swings on to his horse.• If you have a performance horse, be wary of prohibited substances.• The horse rolled over on me and I had to jump off to safety.• The horse was third favourite, quite well backed.horse2 verb  1 horse around/about phrasal verb informalVIOLENT to play roughly 胡闹，哄闹 → horseplay Stop horsing around – you’ll break something! 别胡闹了，你会打破东西的！→ See Verb tableOrigin horse1 Old English hors

horse1 nounhorse2 verbChinese  

strong people that animal Corpus a large ride

horse

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horse¹ S1 W1 /hɔːs $ hɔːrs/ noun
1. [countable] a large strong animal that people ride and use for pulling heavy things ⇨ pony, equine, equestrian:
    a horse and cart
    Lee had never ridden a horse before.
2. the horses British English informal horse races:
    Jim likes a bet on the horses.
3. [countable] a piece of sports equipment in a gymnasium that people jump over
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
5. horses for courses British English the process of matching people with suitable jobs or activities
6. a two/three/four etc horse race a competition or an election that only two etc competitors can win
7. a horse of a different color (also a horse of another color American English) something that is completely different from another thing
8. horse sense old-fashioned sensible judgment gained from experience
   SYN  common sense
9. [uncountable] old-fashioned informal heroin
⇨ dark horse, ⇨ never/don’t look a gift horse in the mouth at gift(7), ⇨ be flogging a dead horse at flog(3), ⇨ hold your horses at hold¹(15), ⇨ put the cart before the horse at cart¹(4), ⇨ stalking horse, white horses

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horse² verb
     
horse around/about phrasal verb
  informal to play roughly ⇨ horseplay:
    Stop horsing around – you’ll break something!