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IELTS BNC: 803 COCA: 1279

horse

Word family 
Related topics: Animals, Horses
ldoce_163_hhorse1 /hɔːs $ hɔːrs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun   → hoarse
1  HBA[countableC] 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 horse
2  the horses British EnglishBrE informalDSO horse races 赛马
 Jim likes a bet on the horses.
吉姆喜欢赌马。
Examples from the Corpus
the horses• They replaced the pole with one with a different flavor and the horses have let it alone.• The wicket in the main doors was still unlocked then, after they brought the horses back after the flood.• Not he, but the horses were directing the course.• Not until I began to feel the horses straining up the steep ascent to our house did I open my eyes.• We pushed through these into the tavern whilst our guide stayed outside to hold the horses.• It was Crane who had been lamed and the question arose how they were to use the horses.• He lives with the horses he trains.
3. [countableC]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 EnglishBrE the process of matching people with suitable jobs or activities 知人善任
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horses for courses• Rather, Mr Bush is choosing horses for courses.• And Ballymoney college chiefs say it isn't a case of horses for courses.• But it was a question of horses for courses.• It does suggest horses for courses, men with the metal for matchplay golf.
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]
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a two/three/four etc horse race• The women's competition was a two horse race between last year's winners Surrey and previous champions Essex.
7. a horse of a different color  (also a horse of another color American EnglishAmE) something that is completely different from another thing 全然不同的事物
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a horse of a different color• Accounting was a horse of a different color, although the Bureau tended to use the words "planning" and "accounting" to mean the same thing.
8. horse sense old-fashionedSENSIBLE sensible judgment gained from experience 〔由经验得来的〕常识 SYN common sense
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horse sense• Maud talked with a mixture of pedantry and horse sense that impressed him as singular and forcible.• Arthur looked at Flute's cross face and thought longingly of Fred's horse sense at dress rehearsals.
9. EXCHANGE[uncountableU] 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 verbphr v 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！
Origin horse1
Old English hors
horse1 nounhorse2 verb
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IELTS BNC: 803 COCA: 1279
horse

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + HORSE | HORSE + VERB | HORSE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤beautiful, fine, good, great, lovely, magnificent駿馬；良駒；可愛的馬；寶馬◇He was mounted on the finest horse you could ever see.他騎着一匹難得一見的駿馬。➤bay, black, chestnut, grey/gray棗紅馬；黑馬；栗色馬；灰馬▸➤thoroughbred純種馬▸➤wild野馬▸➤unbroken未馴服的馬▸➤nervous, restless緊張的馬；躁動不安的馬▸➤frightened, startled驚馬▸➤fancied (BrE) 被看好的馬◇The two most fancied horses finished last.那兩匹最熱門的馬落在了最後。➤loose, riderless, runaway脫繮的馬；無人騎的馬◇Three jockeys were injured when a loose horse ran across the track.一匹脫繮的馬橫穿跑道，三位賽馬師受了傷。➤fresh新換的馬匹◇They would need fresh horses if they were to reach the border the next day.他們要想在第二天趕到邊境，就需要換馬。➤fast快馬▸➤lame瘸馬▸➤heavy, shire (especially BrE) 挽馬；拖車馬；夏爾馬◇Heavy horses were used for delivering beer.挽馬用來運送啤酒。➤riding, saddle騎乘馬▸➤carriage, cart (usually carthorse) , draught/draft, dray駕轅馬；役馬▸➤pack馱馬▸➤cavalry, police軍馬；警用馬▸➤race (usually racehorse) 賽馬➤quarter (especially NAmE) 夸特馬（善於短距離衝刺，用於四分之一英里比賽）➤champion冠軍馬◇They collected tissue samples for cloning from 75 champion horses.他們搜集了 75 匹冠軍馬的組織樣本用來克隆。➤pantomime (BrE) （由兩人扮演的）童話劇中的馬◇He got a part as the rear end of a pantomime horse.他的角色是扮演童話劇中的馬的後半身。➤rocking搖擺（木）馬VERB + HORSE➤breed飼養馬▸➤own, train擁有／訓練馬匹▸➤get ready備馬◇Get my horse ready and wait for me.把我的馬備好等着我。➤saddle裝上馬鞍▸➤be mounted on, mount被扶上馬；上馬▸➤dismount, dismount from下馬；從馬上下來▸➤ride騎馬▸➤spur, spur on, urge策馬◇He urged his horse into a gallop.他策馬飛奔。➤lead牽馬▸➤brush, brush down, groom刷洗馬▸➤shoe給馬釘馬掌▸➤stable把馬關進馬廐▸➤handle駕馭馬◇She has a knack for handling horses.她有一套駕馭馬匹的訣竅。➤frighten使馬受驚嚇▸➤hobble, tether, tie縛住馬腿（以防走失）；拴馬；捆馬HORSE + VERB➤canter, gallop, trot, walk馬慢跑；馬飛奔；馬小跑；馬行走◇Several horses trotted past us.幾匹馬小跑着從我們身邊經過。➤prance馬騰躍▸➤run馬參加比賽◇There are ten horses running in the next race.下一場比賽有 10 匹馬參加。➤plod馬沉重緩慢地走◇The weary horse plodded up the hill.疲憊不堪的馬步履沉重地爬上山坡。➤neigh, snort, whinny馬嘶鳴；馬噴鼻息；馬輕聲嘶叫▸➤bolt馬受驚逃走▸➤rear, rear up, shy馬用後腿直立；馬驚跳▸➤plunge馬猛然前衝◇The cart overturned, the horse plunging and rearing in its traces.馬車翻倒，馬往前一衝，套着挽繩的上半身直立起來。➤fall, slip, stumble馬跌倒；馬滑倒；馬絆倒◇The horse stumbled and threw its rider.馬絆了一下，把背上的騎手摔了出去。➤throw sb馬把某人摔出去▸➤jump馬跳躍▸➤pull sth馬拉⋯◇They passed an old horse pulling a cart full of apples.他們與一匹拉着滿滿一車蘋果的老馬擦身而過。➤graze馬吃草▸➤stand馬站立HORSE + NOUN➤box (usually horsebox) (BrE) , trailer (NAmE) 運馬拖車◇The car in front was pulling a horsebox.前面的汽車拉着一輛運馬拖車。➤breeder, dealer, lover, owner, rider, trainer馬匹飼養員；馬販子；愛馬之人；馬主；騎手；馴馬師▸➤hooves馬蹄▸➤droppings, dung, manure, shit (slang) 馬糞▸➤flesh (usually horseflesh) 馬肉▸➤fair (BrE) 馬市◇Hundreds of animals are bought and sold at the annual horse fair.一年一度的馬市上有數百匹牲畜被買賣。➤race賽馬▸➤racing, riding (BrE) (horseback riding in NAmE) 賽馬運動；騎馬▸➤show, trials馬匹展覽會；馬術選拔賽◇He won second prize in a horse show.他在馬展上贏得了二等獎。➤trough馬槽◇The horse trough was full of stagnant water.馬槽裏滿是死水。➤whip (usually horsewhip) 馬鞭▸➤trading (usually horse-trading) (figurative) 精明的交易◇political horse-trading精明的政治交易PREPOSITION➤on a/the horse騎在馬上PHRASES➤a horse and carriage, a horse and cart馬車
IELTS BNC: 803 COCA: 1279
IELTS BNC: 803 COCA: 1279
horse
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