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单词 one-trick pony
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one-trick ponynoun [ C ]

uk/ˌwʌn.trɪk ˈpəʊ.ni/us/ˌwʌn.trɪk ˈpoʊ.ni/

informal someone or something that is only good for one particular purpose, or at doing one particular thing

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Particular and individual

  • be the very thing idiom
  • certain
  • esp
  • especially
  • head
  • individual
  • individualism
  • individualist
  • particular
  • particularity
  • peculiar
  • peculiarity
  • peculiarly
  • per capita
  • personal
  • pet
  • singly
  • specifically
  • the UN
  • to wit idiom

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one-trick ponynoun [ C ]

ukusdisapproving

someone or something that is good at doing only one thing, or that can work in only one area:

The president is becoming a one-trick pony; a tax cut is his answer to every problem.
We don't want to be a one-trick pony, but if we have to be reliant on one industry, diamond mining is perfect.
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