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单词 horse
释义
horse1 nounhorse2 verb
horsehorse1 /hɔːs $ hɔːrs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun Word Origin
WORD ORIGINhorse1
Origin:
Old English hors
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • 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.
  • Meanwhile, Seb tied the reins of his horse to the back of the cart before sprinting towards the manor house.
  • The horse rolled over on me and I had to jump off to safety.
  • The horse was third favourite, quite well backed.
  • This means that the rider can help his horse should he peck on landing or hesitate into a fence.
word sets
WORD SETS
aardvark, nounadder, nounAfghan, nounalley cat, nounalligator, nounalpaca, nounAlsatian, nounamphibian, nounamphibious, adjectiveangora, nounanimal, nounanteater, nounantelope, nounanthropoid, adjectiveantler, nounape, nounappaloosa, nounarachnid, nounarmadillo, nounasp, nounass, nounbaa, verbbaboon, nounbaby, nounbadger, nounbantam, nounbark, verbbark, nounbarnacle, nounbasset, nounbat, nounbay, nounbay, verbbay, adjectivebeagle, nounbear, nounbeast, nounbeast of burden, nounbeaver, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounbelly, nounbig cat, nounbig game, nounbighorn sheep, nounbilly goat, nounbiped, nounbison, nounbitch, nounbivalve, nounbleat, verbbloodhound, nounbloodstream, nounblow-hole, nounboa, nounboar, nounbobcat, nounbovine, adjectivebow-wow, nounboxer, nounbrainwave, nounbrindled, adjectivebristle, verbbronc, nounbronco, nounbrontosaurus, nounbrush, nounbuck, nounbuffalo, nounbull, nounbulldog, nounbullfrog, nounbullock, nounbull terrier, nounburro, nounburrow, nouncalf, nouncall, nouncalve, verbcamel, nouncanine, adjectivecanine, nouncarapace, nouncarcass, nouncaribou, nouncarnivore, nouncarthorse, nouncat, nouncattle, nouncaudal, adjectivecayman, nouncetacean, nounchameleon, nounchamois, nouncheetah, nounchestnut, nounchickadee, nounchicken, nounchihuahua, nounchimpanzee, nounchinchilla, nounchipmunk, nounchow, nounclaw, nouncloven hoof, nouncoat, nouncob, nouncobra, nouncocker spaniel, nouncold-blooded, adjectivecollie, nouncolouring, nouncolt, nouncomb, nounconnective tissue, nouncony, nouncoon, nouncopperhead, nouncorgi, nouncougar, nouncourtship, nouncow, nouncoyote, nouncoypu, nouncrest, nouncrocodile, nouncrop, verbcrustacean, nouncry, nouncub, nouncur, noundachshund, nounDalmatian, noundeer, nounden, noundentine, noundingo, noundinosaur, noundoe, noundog, noundolphin, noundomesticate, verbdonkey, noundormouse, noundorsal, adjectivedromedary, nounduckbilled platypus, nounearthworm, nounelephant, nounelk, nounentrails, nounermine, nounewe, nounexcreta, nounexcretion, nounfallopian tube, nounfallow deer, nounfang, nounfauna, nounfawn, nounfeed, nounfeeler, nounfeline, adjectivefeline, nounfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferal, adjectiveferret, nounfetlock, nounfieldmouse, nounfilly, nounfin, nounfleece, nounflipper, nounflying fox, nounfoal, nounfoal, verbfoetus, nounforefoot, nounforeleg, nounfox, nounfoxhound, nounfox terrier, nounFriesian, nounfrog, nounfrogspawn, nounfruit bat, nounfur, nounfurry, adjectivegarter snake, noungazelle, noungecko, noungeese, gelding, noungerbil, nounGerman shepherd, noungestation, noungiant panda, noungibbon, noungiraffe, noungnu, noungoat, noungolden retriever, noungopher, noungorilla, noungregarious, adjectivegreyhound, noungroundhog, nounground squirrel, noungrunt, verbguinea pig, nounhack, nounhackles, nounhairless, adjectivehamster, nounhare, nounhart, nounhaunch, nounhedgehog, nounheifer, nounhen, nounherbivore, nounherd, nounhermit crab, nounhibernate, verbhind, adjectivehind, nounhindquarters, nounhippo, nounhippopotamus, nounhock, nounhog, nounhoof, nounhorned, adjectivehorse, nounhound, nounhowl, verbhump, nounhusky, nounhyaena, nounhybrid, nounhyena, nounibex, nouniguana, nounimpala, nouninbred, adjectiveinbreeding, nouninsectivore, nouninterbreed, verbinvertebrate, nounjackal, nounjackrabbit, nounjaguar, nounjellyfish, nounJersey, nounkangaroo, nounkid, nounkoala, nounkookaburra, nounLabrador, nounlair, nounlamb, nounlemming, nounleopard, nounlion, nounlioness, nounlitter, nounlitter, verblizard, nounllama, nounlonghorn, nounlugworm, nounlynx, nounmale, nounmamba, nounmammal, nounmammary, adjectivemammoth, nounmandible, nounmandrill, nounmane, nounman-eater, nounmare, nounmarmoset, nounmarsupial, nounmarten, nounmastitis, nounmate, nounmate, verbmating, nounmaw, nounmenagerie, nounmew, verbmiaow, verbmice, nounmigrant, nounmilk, verbmimic, verbmimic, nounmink, nounmole, nounmollusc, nounmongoose, nounmongrel, nounmonkey, nounmoo, verbmoose, nounmoult, verbmountain goat, nounmountain lion, nounmouse, nounmule, nounmuskrat, nounmussel, nounmustang, nounmutt, nounmuzzle, nounnag, nounnanny goat, nounnative, adjectivenative, nounnest, nounnewt, nounnocturnal, adjectiveocelot, nounoctopus, nounoffspring, nounoink, interjectionokapi, nounOld English sheepdog, nounomnivore, nounomnivorous, adjectiveopossum, nounorangutang, nounotter, nounox, nounpachyderm, nounpack, nounpad, nounpair, nounpanda, nounpanther, nounparasite, nounparasitic, adjectivepaw, nounpaw, verbpeccary, nounpedigree, adjectivepeke, nounPekinese, nounpelt, nounPersian cat, nounpest, nounpheasant, nounpiebald, adjectivepied, adjectivepig, nounpiggy, nounpiglet, nounpincer, nounpine marten, nounpinto, nounpit bull terrier, nounpit pony, nounplankton, nounplate, nounplatypus, nounpointer, nounpolar bear, nounpolecat, nounpolyp, nounpony, nounpooch, nounpoodle, nounporcupine, nounporker, nounporpoise, nounPortuguese man-of-war, nounpossum, nounpouch, nounprairie dog, nounprance, verbpredation, nounpredator, nounpredatory, adjectiveprehensile, adjectiveprey, nounprickle, nounpride, nounprimate, nounproboscis, nounprocreate, verbprowl, verbpterodactyl, nounpuffin, nounpug, nounpullet, nounpuma, nounpup, nounpurebred, adjectivepurr, verbpussy, nounpython, nounquack, verbquadruped, nounquill, nounrabbit, nounrabbit warren, nounrabid, adjectiveraccoon, nounracoon, nounram, nounrat, nounrattler, nounrattlesnake, nounravening, adjectivereindeer, nounreptile, nounretract, verbretriever, nounrhesus monkey, nounrhino, nounrhinoceros, nounroan, nounrodent, nounroe deer, nounrottweiler, nounruminant, nounruminate, verbrump, nounrunt, nounrut, nounsable, nounsac, nounsalamander, nounsausage dog, nounscavenge, verbschool, nounscorpion, nounseal, nounsea lion, nounseashell, nounsea urchin, nounsemen, nounserpent, nounsetter, nounsex, verbshed, verbsheep, nounsheepdog, nounShetland pony, nounshire horse, nounshrew, nounshrimp, nounSiamese cat, nounsilkworm, nounsimian, adjectivesire, nounskin, nounskunk, nounsloth, nounslug, nounsnail, nounsnake, nounsnakebite, nounsnarl, verbsniffer dog, nounsnout, nounsocial, adjectivesow, nounspaniel, nounspawn, verbspawn, nounsperm whale, nounsponge, nounspoor, nounspore, nounspringbok, nounsquid, nounsquirrel, nounstag, nounstallion, nounstarfish, nounSt Bernard, nounsteed, nounsteer, nounsting, nounstinger, nounstoat, nounstomach, nounstray, adjectivestray, nounstud, nounsucker, nounsuckle, verbsuckling, nounswine, nountadpole, nountail, nountame, adjectivetame, verbtapeworm, nountapir, nounteat, nountentacle, nounterrapin, nounterrier, nounterritorial, adjectiveterritory, nountiger, nountigress, nountoad, nountom, nountomcat, nountooth, nountortoise, nountortoiseshell, nountrumpet, verbtrunk, nountufted, adjectiveturtle, nountusk, nountyrannosaurus, nounudder, nounuterus, nounvampire bat, nounvent, nounvermin, nounvertebrate, nounvicuña, nounviper, nounvivarium, nounvixen, nounvole, nounwag, verbwallaby, nounwallow, verbwalrus, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewarren, nounwarthog, nounwater buffalo, nounwater rat, nounwater vole, nounweasel, nounweevil, nounwhale, nounwhelk, nounwhelp, nounwhelp, verbwhinny, verbwhippet, nounwhisker, nounwild boar, nounwildcat, nounwildebeest, nounwildfowl, nounwinkle, nounwithers, nounwolf, nounwolfhound, nounwombat, nounwool, nounyak, nounyap, verbyap, nounyearling, nounyelp, nounYorkshire terrier, nounyoung, nounzebra, nounzoologist, nounzoology, nounzygote, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=eat a lot)· She eats like a horse but never puts on any weight!
(=they eat the grass growing there)· Cattle were grazing in the field below.
(=used to tell someone to do something more slowly or carefully)
· It’s legal to gamble on horse races.
(=when three people have a chance of winning)· In a three-way race, Clinton received 47 percent, Dole 35 percent, Perot 10 percent.
· It soon became clear that it would be a two-horse race.
· This is turning into a one-horse race.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Beware the ventriloquist, the dark horse, whose thrown voice juggles the truth.· And then there was the dark horse in the field.· Patterson, winner of the Euro 250 race at Mondello Park, could be the dark horse in these races.· Horses that have been transported in dark closed-in horse trucks, certainly learn to fear them.
· I saw the white of Tamesin, the dead King's horse, as well as Alexander's purple cloak blowing in the wind.· This is a dead draw, but Karpov flogged a very dead horse until move 86 before acquiescing in the inevitable.· Beating the same old dead horse..· Glitter is Dot Cotton in foot-thick panstick, flogging a dead horse until its bones are a pile of dust.· The Sioux might eat a dead horse, but would never kill one for food.· If something is carried on then it is flogging a dead horse or blind ambition.· They seem to be flogging a dead horse.
· The commitment to devolution was the Trojan horse within Labour's gates.· And, likewise, a Trojan horse.· If Kinnock chooses to fight to retain his leadership, he will have to confront the Trojan horse.· Target company A company which is about to be, or is being, acquired. Trojan horse Same as White squire.
· From 1874 upon the sail was emblazoned the rampant white horse of Kent.· The notion of some man on a white horse saving the party with a late candidacy is fanciful.· Mr Bean's mate was bringing out an extraordinary white horse covered in black spots.· A small black and white quarter horse was nibbling grass among the trees.· The white horse of heroin galloped to my side.· A: A white horse swimming in Jell-O.· He was on a white horse but even she could see that it was not Ana's horse.· Here's the chap on the white horse again, he never loses his feathers.
· Roberts has found the prints of wolves, wild boar, goats, wild horse and sheep.· The place was stark yet intensely present. Wild horse and donkey tracks skirted the bases of red, sedimentary hills.· Morthen kicked the wild horse and galloped up to the earth wall.· Or the lean-flanked wild and free horse.· He told me he had a wild horse for me to ride at the roundup.· This Przewalski's stallion has the typical dun coat of a truly wild horse.· The second type of horsemen are wild horse archers recruited from the nomadic tribes of the Kislev steppes.
NOUN
· The familiar figure of Selwyn Hopkins sat on the bench under the horse chestnut tree, gazing out over the estuary.· Already, two mature horse chestnuts had been felled.· Its several greens with their majestic horse chestnuts are overlooked by the church from its commanding hilltop position.· Some leaves are especially toxic: those of evergreens like holly and laurel, as well as horse chestnut and willows.
· But never one to look a gift horse in the mouth, I say, be gracious and accept this delightful offering.· That villain of a landlord was not the one to look a gift horse in the mouth.
· The Grand National as always, has been the horse race of the year.· The musicals are a real horse race.· The women's competition was a two horse race between last year's winners Surrey and previous champions Essex.· It is certainly better than any horse race, or any other gambling, when the odds are never in your favor.· Meanwhile Labour insist Cheltenham is now a 3 horse race with issues not personalities at the forefront.· Because for once the Grammy contest is shaping up as a real horse race.· As the spirit of the day mounted, there would probably be horse races and wrestling matches to entertain the folks.
· Among the Peers was the Marquess of Zetland, aged 54 and better known for his love of horse racing.· Doncaster Central Library A substantial archive is devoted to the history of horse racing, and another to railways.· Here you can also see National Hunt horse racing.· The overall picture is of the first generation harbouring little interest in sport, apart from horse racing!
· Other activities available at a charge are horse riding, water-skiing, sauna, massage, tennis and wind-surfing lessons.· The teachers in the ring show the children how to do basic horse riding.· She attends Ropley School and enjoys dancing, horse riding and drama, as well as bell-ringing and singing in the Ropley Church choir.· This is a veritable paradise for all those who love walking, swimming and above all, horse riding.· Plenty to do for the young and elderly including windsurfing, sailing, bowls, tennis and horse riding.· The holiday includes walking, horse riding and mountain biking in the area..
· It was a mixture of agricultural show, horse show, trade exhibition, Highland Games and garden fete.· Visitors to the camp and the boys themselves endured cleansing rituals, and campers stayed away from the local annual horse show.· This is always one of the best horse shows of the year.· During a horse show he positioned himself at the edge of the arena.· The keenness of the Horse Rangers is particularly evident during the build-up to their annual horse show.· If you visit any horse show you will see plenty of freeze branded winners.· We entered the very horse show that we had to sit out the year before.
· Nearby would be a trail head that could accommodate 15 cars and 10 horse trailers.· You can take horses to shows in horse trailers pulled by cars or horse boxes, a vehicle of its own.· Whereas the same horses often travel quite happily in the ordinary, well-lighted, double horse trailers drawn by a car.
VERB
· As he spoke, a figure came from one of the stables leading a horse.· They often helped by leading the horse, setting the locks or steering the boat.· He had to lead his horse over Honister Pass but its barrenness pleased him greatly.· He noticed Karelius, raised a hand in greeting, and dismounted to lead his horse through to the stables.· You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink, he jokes.· We are not only leading the horse but also giving it mental stimulation.
· A groan burst from his lips as he mounted his horse, and for a second the world swam before his eyes.· Russell mounted his horse, rode off, and rode back at full gallop toward the trailer.· Sharpe wearily mounted his fresh horse.· Quickly the king's son mounted his horse again and rode back over forty-nine kingdoms.· He had mounted the Dragoon's horse and was leading the tired mare by her reins.· Knight, mounting his horse, wearing chain mail of the type developed from eastern sources during Barbarossa's reign.· Scathach led the way to the gate, pulled it down again and mounted his own horse.· Now, when you mount a horse, you simply push your boot in to the stirrup.
· It was our first morning of filming and when I rode the horse I really liked him.· I was dreaming that I was riding a horse.· Sometimes you can ride a horse that's never done it before.· Nine-year-old Pippa Simmons likes dancing and would like to ride a horse.· You're about to ride a horse.· Additionally, training and riding a horse teaches it a whole range of new habits in relation to its work and us.· To ride a horse it has to have saddlery.· The plaintiff rode his horse violently and collided with a pole which the defendant had negligently left in the road.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • The women's competition was a two horse race between last year's winners Surrey and previous champions Essex.
  • Accounting was a horse of a different color, although the Bureau tended to use the words "planning" and "accounting" to mean the same thing.
  • Arthur looked at Flute's cross face and thought longingly of Fred's horse sense at dress rehearsals.
  • Maud talked with a mixture of pedantry and horse sense that impressed him as singular and forcible.
  • He lives with the horses he trains.
  • It was Crane who had been lamed and the question arose how they were to use the horses.
  • 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.
  • The wicket in the main doors was still unlocked then, after they brought the horses back after the flood.
  • They replaced the pole with one with a different flavor and the horses have let it alone.
  • We pushed through these into the tavern whilst our guide stayed outside to hold the horses.
(straight/right) from the horse’s mouth
  • 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.
  • Rather, Mr Bush is choosing horses for courses.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIESback the wrong horse
  • It is Labour's insistence on putting the cart before the horse which fills me with gloom.
  • It seems to me that Mr Topolski is putting the cart before the horse.
  • This is putting the cart before the horse.
  • This may sound like putting the cart before the horse and being unnecessarily pessimistic.
  • I have enough kitchen gadgets to choke a horse.
  • But how useful would such a right be anyway, if an intelligence agency can drive a coach and horses through it?
  • Callinicos drives a coach and horses through postmodernism; well and good.
I could eat a horse
  • Although this usage has almost disappeared, it is still visible in pigeon fanciers.
  • Robert is a pigeon fancier and a member of the Johnstone Social Flying Club.
  • If something is carried on then it is flogging a dead horse or blind ambition.
  • They seem to be flogging a dead horse.
never/don’t look a gift horse in the mouth
  • All right, all right; don't get on your high horse.
  • Don't get on your high horse with me.
  • Oh, now he gets on his high horse and accuses me of being an anti-Semite!
  • Funny thing, I hadn't noticed before what a one-horse town this was.
  • He himself grew up in slums, in one-horse towns, in abandoned oil fields.
  • It was a jibe that nearly became a prophecy, though Cambridge were left with more of a one-horse race.
shut/close the stable door after the horse has boltedwild horses would/could not ...
1[countable] a large strong animal that people ride and use for pulling heavy thingspony, equine, equestrian:  a horse and cart Lee had never ridden a horse before.2the horses British English informal horse races:  Jim likes a bet on the horses.3[countable] a piece of sports equipment in a gymnasium that people jump over4(straight/right) from the horse’s mouth if you hear or get information straight from the horse’s mouth, you are told it by someone who has direct knowledge of it5horses for courses British English the process of matching people with suitable jobs or activities6a two/three/four etc horse race a competition or an election that only two etc competitors can win7a horse of a different color (also a horse of another color American English) something that is completely different from another thing8horse sense old-fashioned sensible judgment gained from experience SYN  common sense9[uncountable] old-fashioned informal heroin 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
horse1 nounhorse2 verb
horsehorse2 verb Verb Table
VERB TABLE
horse
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyhorse
he, she, ithorses
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhorsed
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave horsed
he, she, ithas horsed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad horsed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill horse
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have horsed
Continuous Form
PresentIam horsing
he, she, itis horsing
you, we, theyare horsing
PastI, he, she, itwas horsing
you, we, theywere horsing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been horsing
he, she, ithas been horsing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been horsing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be horsing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been horsing
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=eat a lot)· She eats like a horse but never puts on any weight!
(=they eat the grass growing there)· Cattle were grazing in the field below.
(=used to tell someone to do something more slowly or carefully)
· It’s legal to gamble on horse races.
(=when three people have a chance of winning)· In a three-way race, Clinton received 47 percent, Dole 35 percent, Perot 10 percent.
· It soon became clear that it would be a two-horse race.
· This is turning into a one-horse race.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIESback the wrong horse
  • It is Labour's insistence on putting the cart before the horse which fills me with gloom.
  • It seems to me that Mr Topolski is putting the cart before the horse.
  • This is putting the cart before the horse.
  • This may sound like putting the cart before the horse and being unnecessarily pessimistic.
  • I have enough kitchen gadgets to choke a horse.
  • But how useful would such a right be anyway, if an intelligence agency can drive a coach and horses through it?
  • Callinicos drives a coach and horses through postmodernism; well and good.
I could eat a horse
  • Although this usage has almost disappeared, it is still visible in pigeon fanciers.
  • Robert is a pigeon fancier and a member of the Johnstone Social Flying Club.
  • If something is carried on then it is flogging a dead horse or blind ambition.
  • They seem to be flogging a dead horse.
never/don’t look a gift horse in the mouth
  • All right, all right; don't get on your high horse.
  • Don't get on your high horse with me.
  • Oh, now he gets on his high horse and accuses me of being an anti-Semite!
  • Funny thing, I hadn't noticed before what a one-horse town this was.
  • He himself grew up in slums, in one-horse towns, in abandoned oil fields.
  • It was a jibe that nearly became a prophecy, though Cambridge were left with more of a one-horse race.
shut/close the stable door after the horse has boltedwild horses would/could not ...
horse around/about phrasal verb informal to play roughlyhorseplay:  Stop horsing around – you’ll break something!
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