pony

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po·ny1 /ˈpəʊni $ ˈpoʊ-/ ●●○ noun (plural ponies) [countable]  1.HBAa small horse 矮种马，小型马 → pit pony, Shetland pony

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pony• Isaac is known among the country as an expert at gelding ponies.• He slept next to his pony.• He should love the colt as he loved the mud pony.• Joanna had insisted on keeping the pony and trap when her husband had bought the Armstrong.• And tomorrow the ponies are coming.• The pony told him to leave him and go to his family, but to return to him the next morning.• Remember though that these ponies are wild animals and shouldn't be approached.• Giles toiled away and was economical but his tendon trouble occasionally gave him the look of a wounded pony.pony2 verb (ponied, ponying, ponies)  1 pony up (something) phrasal verb American English informal to find or produce a particular amount of money 搞到；拿出〔一笔钱〕 All investors had to pony up a minimum of $5000. 各投资者必须最少出资5,000美元。→ See Verb tableFrom Longman Business Dictionaryponypo‧ny /ˈpəʊniˈpoʊ-/ verb (past tense and past participle ponied) → pony something up→ See Verb tableOrigin pony1 (1600-1700) Probably from early French poulenet, from Latin pullus “young animal, young horse”

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pony

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po‧ny¹ /ˈpəʊni $ ˈpoʊ-/ noun (plural ponies) [countable]a small horse
⇨ pit pony, Shetland pony

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pony² verb (past tense and past participle ponied, present participle ponying, third person singular ponies)
     
pony up (something) phrasal verb American English informal
  to find or produce a particular amount of money:
    All investors had to pony up a minimum of $5000.