| 单词 | horse |
| 释义 | Word Frequency horse(hɔːs) noun 1. a domesticated perissodactyl mammal, Equus caballus, used for draught work and riding: family Equidae ▶ Related adjective: equine2. the adult male of this species; stallion 3. wild horse 4. a. any other member of the family Equidae, such as the zebra or ass b. (as modifier) the horse family 5. (functioning as plural) horsemen, esp cavalry a regiment of horse 6. Also called: buck gymnastics a padded apparatus on legs, used for vaulting, etc 7. a narrow board supported by a pair of legs at each end, used as a frame for sawing or as a trestle, barrier, etc 8. a contrivance on which a person may ride and exercise 9. a slang word for heroin 10. mining a mass of rock within a vein of ore 11. nautical a rod, rope, or cable, fixed at the ends, along which something may slide by means of a thimble, shackle, or other fitting; traveller 12. chess an informal name for knight 13. informal short for horsepower 14. (modifier) drawn by a horse or horses a horse cart 15. a horse of another colour 16. be on one's high horse 17. flog a dead horse 18. hold one's horses 19. horses for courses 20. the horse's mouth 21. to horse! verb 22. (transitive) to provide with a horse or horses 23. to put or be put on horseback 24. (transitive) to move (something heavy) into position by sheer physical strength Derived forms horseless (ˈhorseless) adjective horselike (ˈhorseˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English hors; related to Old Frisian hors, Old High German hros, Old Norse hross |
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