| 单词 | thoroughbred |
| 释义 | thoroughbred (once / 3122 pages) adjn WORD FAMILY thoroughbred: thoroughbreds USAGE EXAMPLESOn Sunday, every thoroughbred — as mandated by the rules of the sport — will be classified a year older. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) A fire tore through a barn at a thoroughbred training center near Lexington, Kentucky, killing more than two dozen horses, local media reported on Monday. Reuters(Dec 19, 2016) The listed clients invested just over £27m in total and another £2.1m in a fund purportedly to invest in thoroughbred horses. BBC(Dec 02, 2016) 1adj having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal Syn pedigree, pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded purebred bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain 2n a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses Syn|Hyper pureblood, purebred animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna a living organism characterized by voluntary movement 3n a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares Exp|Hyper Sir Barton thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1919 Gallant Foxthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1930 Omahathoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1935 War Admiralthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1937 Whirlawaythoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1941 Count Fleetthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1943 Assaultthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946 Citationthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948 Secretariatthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1973 Seattle Slewthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1977 Affirmedthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978 bangtail, race horse, racehorse a horse bred for racing 4n a well-bred person Hyper adult, grownup a fully developed person from maturity onward |
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