horse
n. 马; 骑马的军人,骑兵; 有脚的架; 跳马,鞍马
A horse is a large animal which people can ride. Some horses are used for pulling ploughs and carts.
A small man on a grey horse had appeared.
一个骑着灰马的小个子男人出现了。
When you talk about the horses, you mean horse races in which people bet money on the horse which they think will win.
He still likes to bet on the horses.
他仍然喜欢赌马。
A vaulting horse is a tall piece of gymnastics equipment for jumping over.
If you hear something from the horse's mouth, you hear it from someone who knows that it is definitely true.
He has got to hear it from the horse's mouth. Then he can make a judgment as to whether his policy is correct or not.
他必须得到千真万确的信息才行。这样他才能判断自己的政策是否正确。
1. solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
2. a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs
3. troops trained to fight on horseback;
4. a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
5. a chessman in the shape of a horse's head; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
1. provide with a horse or horses
horse around 【非正式用语】
胡闹,捣蛋:沉溺胡闹或其他嬉戏活动
don't change horses in midstream
(谚)不要中流换马;不要在紧急关头改变策略
from the horse's mouth
(消息)直接来自有关人士的,来自权威人士的
horses for courses
(英 谚)马有马道;物各尽其善,人各尽其能
to horse
(作为命令)上马!
you can lead (或take) a horse to water but you can'
(谚)牵马到水边易,逼马饮水难(你可以给人机会,但你不能逼他们去做)
horse around (或 about)
(非正式)捣蛋,鬼混胡闹
a horse of another color 或 a horse of a different color
完全另一回事;其他事情
beat a dead horse 或 flog a dead horse
徒劳:继续做一件毫无成功希望的事情
白费口舌:在一件早已决定的事情上浪费口舌
be on (one's) high horse 或 get on (one's) high horse
趾高气扬,目空一切,盛气凌人
hold (one's) horses
控制自己
the horse's mouth
可靠信息:原始的或勿庸置疑的信息来源
The thunder paniced the horse.
响雷使马惊慌.
It's a cinch that the horse will win the race.
那匹马必胜无疑.
The horse took to roadside.
马走到路旁.
The horse proceeded at a walk.
马儿慢慢前进.
The horse is tied up to the manger.
马被拴在马槽上.