| 单词 | two-horse |
| 释义 | > as lemmastwo-horse two-horse adj. (a) drawn or worked by, or used with, two horses; (b) (of a race or other contest) in which only two of the contestants are likely winners. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [adjective] > drawn by team two-horse1798 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > [adjective] > drawn by horse > by specific number or arrangement of four-horseda1382 one-horse1734 four-horse1762 single-horse1764 two-horse1798 pair-horse1829 pair-horsed1896 society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [adjective] > types of competition drawn1610 indifferent?1611 cut-throat?a1625 equal1653 runaway1797 close-run1813 neck and neck1828 tight1828 dog-eat-dog1872 winner-take(s)-all1969 two-horse1976 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [adjective] > types of race well-run1601 unpaced1636 all-age1806 close-run1813 level1826 long distance1826 handicapped1828 neck and neck1828 timed1839 point-to-point1875 side by side1881 middle distance1886 paced1899 two-horse1976 1798 R. Douglas Gen. View Agric. Roxburgh & Selkirk 50 The plough is drawn by a strong stretcher, commonly called a two-horse-tree. 1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 525 Two-horse ploughs. 1812 J. Sinclair Acct. Syst. Husbandry Scotl. i. 58 A two-horse cart. a1813 J. H. St. J. de Crèvecoeur More Lett. from Amer. Farmer (1995) 59 You have often admired our Two Horse Waggons. 1900 P. Kropotkin Mem. of Revolutionist (1906) I. i. 4 Two-horse sledges. 1976 Newmarket Jrnl. 16 Dec. [Darts] With White Lion beating Wellington 7-2 it seems to be a two-horse race at the top. 1977 Evening Gaz. (Middlesbrough) 11 Jan. 14/1 [Association football] The two-horse race in Division B looks like continuing. 1984 Times 22 Feb. 1/5 If, as is expected, he comes second in New Hampshire, it could turn into a two-horse race. < as lemmas |
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