thoroughbred
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++thor·ough·bred /ˈθʌrəbred $ ˈθʌroʊ-, ˈθʌrə-/ noun [countable] 1 DSHa horse that has parents of the same very good breed 纯种马 a thoroughbred stallion 一匹纯种种马2 GOOD AT especially British English someone who seems to do something naturally to a very high standard 天才 football thoroughbred Mick Jones 足球天才米克•琼斯 —thoroughbred adjective
Examples from the Corpus
thoroughbred• It was a thick-necked, elegant beast, with the strong legs of a thoroughbred.• Paul checked his big, black thoroughbred.• He was mounted on a chestnut thoroughbred who was already becoming over-excited at the thought of the day ahead.• John Henry, a Football Hall of Fame thoroughbred• She tended to jump like a nervous thoroughbred if he touched her arm or kissed her cheek.• His mum was right, Janine was like a high-spirited thoroughbred.thor·ough·bred nounChineseSyllable
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thoroughbred
thor‧ough‧bred /ˈθʌrəbred $ ˈθʌroʊ-, ˈθʌrə-/
noun [countable]
1. a horse that has parents of the same very good breed:
a thoroughbred stallion
2. especially British English someone who seems to do something naturally to a very high standard:
football thoroughbred Mick Jones
—thoroughbred adjective
thor‧ough‧bred /ˈθʌrəbred $ ˈθʌroʊ-, ˈθʌrə-/
noun [countable]1. a horse that has parents of the same very good breed:
2. especially British English someone who seems to do something naturally to a very high standard:
—thoroughbred adjective