| 单词 | hoof |
| 释义 | hoof (huːf ) Word forms: hoofs , hooves countable noun [usually plural] The hooves of an animal such as a horse are the hard lower parts of its feet. The horses' hooves often could not get a proper grip. Synonyms: foot, trotter, cloot Idioms: do something on the hoof [British] to do something in response to things that happen, rather than as part of a carefully considered plan They expressed their disquiet at the disarray over the government's handling of its economic policy and their fears that policy was being made on the hoof. to do something while you are doing something else, or without stopping to sit down We know the character: his shirt is always undone, he is rude, consumes junk food on the hoof and is always complaining. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: front hooves She was standing up, and the calf's front hooves and head were already visible. Christianity Today Often occurring in patterns known as scrape lines, scrapes are areas where a buck has used its front hooves to expose bare earth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Quarter cracks are vertical splits in a hoof wall, most commonly seen on the inside of the front hooves or the outside of the hind hooves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A hoof mark was found on his chest. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps many different animals made the hoof marks. Times,Sunday Times The farmer accepted responsibility and agreed to send a gardener to fill the hoof marks with soil. Times, Sunday Times When he went down to the beach, he saw hoof marks showing where the animal had come ashore. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If two call you a donkey, check for hoof prints. Christianity Today Seemingly devoid of life other than tiny fish in the shallows, it was clear from hoof prints in the sand below us that deer came this way. Times, Sunday Times They should be obvious but instead, they fade into the background, leaving only their vivid hoof prints, shaped like a giant pair of sugared almonds. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 蹄马等动物的 Japanese: ひづめ |
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