英语词汇“horse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

horse

(hɔːʳs )

Word forms: horses , horsing, horsed

1. countable noun A1

A horse is a large animal which people can ride. Some horses are used for pulling ploughs and carts.

A small man on a grey horse had appeared.

Synonyms: nag, mount, mare, colt

2. plural noun [usu on the N]

When you talk about the horses, you mean horse races in which people bet money on the horse which they think will win. [informal]

He still likes to bet on the horses.

3. countable noun

A vaulting horse is a tall piece of gymnastics equipment for jumping over.

4. from the horse's mouth phrase

If you hear something from the horse's mouth, you hear it from someone who knows that it is definitely true.

He has got to hear it from the horse's mouth.

5. See also clothes horse, dark horse, rocking horse, seahorse

6. to put the cart before the horse phrase [VERB inflects]

If you say that someone is putting the cart before the horse, you mean that they are doing things in the wrong order. [informal, disapproval]

The government put the cart before the horse by investing heavily before making major reforms.

Phrasal verbs:

horse around

phrasal verb

If you horse around, you play roughly and rather carelessly, so that you could hurt someone or damage something. [informal]

Later that day I was horsing around with Katie when she accidentally stuck her finger in my eye. [VERB PARTICLE]

Image of horse

Quotations:

A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!William ShakespeareRichard III

A horse is dangerous at both ends and uncomfortable in the middleIan Fleming

Don't change horses in midstream

You can take a horse to water but you cannot make him drink

A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse

Nothing is so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse

Idioms:

look a gift horse in the mouth

to find faults or difficulties when someone offers you a gift or opportunity

When you're an entrepreneur, you don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

closing the stable door after the horse has bolted [British] or closing the barn door after the horse has gone

acting too late, because the problem that the action would have prevented has already occurred

It is good to see the government taking positive action, even though it might look like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.

put the cart before the horse

to do things in the wrong order

Creating large numbers of schools before improving school management is putting the cart before the horse.

you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink

said to mean that you can give someone the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to

You can't educate kids who aren't interested. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.

a Trojan horse

a policy or activity that seems harmless, but is likely to damage or destroy something important

The Chancellor did not tax child benefit, but he has created a Trojan Horse enabling him to tax this benefit in the future.

a stalking horse

something that is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want at a later date. This expression is usually used to show disapproval.

The development will act as a stalking horse for further exploitation of the surrounding countryside.

someone in politics who stands against the leader of a party to test the strength of any opposition to them. They then withdraw in favour of a stronger challenger, if it looks likely that the leader can be defeated.

There was even talk of one of them putting up for the leadership as a `stalking horse' for the real contender.

someone is a dark horse

said to mean that very little is known about someone, although they may have recently had success or may be about to have success

He could be a dark horse to win the contest.

get on your high horse

to behave as if you are better than other people, and refuse to accept any criticism of yourself

I could get on my high horse and denounce anything to do with tax avoidance, but the truth is that many parents are routinely paying babysitters in cash.

flog a dead horse [British] or beat a dead horse

to waste your time trying to achieve something that cannot be done

They'reexhausted. You're flogging a dead horse. You have some talented boys but they're playing like run-down machines.

eat like a horse

to eat a lot because you have a large appetite

When Kelly is on medication, he eats like a horse and when he is off, he has almost no appetite at all.

come down off your high horse or get down off your high horse

to stop acting in a superior way

It is time for the intellectuals to get down off their high horses and to really take the struggle into the ghettoes.

back the wrong horse

to support the wrong person, for example the loser in a contest or election

His chances of further political promotion were undermined by his backing the wrong horse in the leadership race.

Collocations:

horse paddock

You can chase bulls or hang around the horse paddock - the one that's been converted into a great swimming pool.

Times, Sunday Times

To one side of the house there was a horse paddock with an empty stable, an orchard and a drying yard, separated by tall privet hedges.

The Times Literary Supplement

He used the land essentially as his family cattle and horse paddock.

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They have also been found feeding on playing fields, in horse paddocks and in piggeries.

Times, Sunday Times

It has a seven-bedroom granite house, as well as two smaller properties within the grounds, plus a heated swimming pool, horse paddocks and spectacular sea views.

Times, Sunday Times

horse ranch

He originally established a horse ranch but soon turned to cattle ranching, owning a herd of 4,200 cattle.

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After several arguments with his father, he left home to work on a horse ranch.

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In recent years it has become a popular holiday resorts with new hotels, a horse ranch, golf course and new apartment buildings are being built right in the centre.

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It originally was a center for hog, cattle, and horse ranches in the area.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

During the same year the community included tack stores, two lane blacktop roads, horse ranches.

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horse trainer

Now a top flat horse trainer.

The Sun

At that time, she wanted to be a ballerina and a horse trainer.

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Before becoming a science fiction writer, she worked as a horse trainer, ranch hand, tourism industry employee, guide and environmental lawyer.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

He was an active rugby player, horse rider, and horse trainer between 1942 and 1962 and has won several trophies.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

He goes to work for a horse trainer who he discovers to be in league with a book maker to fleece the horse owners.

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horse whisperer

A horse stammerer as opposed to a horse whisperer?

Times, Sunday Times

Like being a horse whisperer, but with technology.

Times, Sunday Times

So has he become a kind of horse whisperer for science?

Globe and Mail

He sounded like a horse whisperer at first with that soft sound.

The Sun

For that reason he became known as the horse whisperer.

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mechanical horse

It's a mechanical horse which carries them around before firing them into a mattress.

The Sun

He reported that a mechanical horse had been purchased to enable the younger jockeys to hone their skills.

Times, Sunday Times

A mechanical horse like vehicle was present which then changed into a wind mill.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

He added other rides and attractions, including a mechanical horse race course from which the park derived its name.

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There were mechanical bulls, mechanical horses, mechanical calfs.

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mount a horse

A person could be big and be respected, but if he were seen to be an outright glutton, or was too large to mount his horse, there came stigma.

The Times Literary Supplement

In times gone by, every knight had a squire who among other things helped him to mount his horse.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

Blue gave her a quick lesson essentially consisting of how to mount the horse and how to hold on.

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He calmly mounted his horse and continued on with his campaign.

Christianity Today

He recovered at home for several more weeks but decided to return to his command even though he could not yet mount a horse or walk great distances unaided.

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ride a horse

It would be nice if they'd fought in a battle or could ride a horse well.

Times, Sunday Times

We did not give him any instructions and just decided to let him ride the horse in the way he felt right.

The Sun

I wanted him to ride the horse, as he's perfect for him.

The Sun

Normally at a racecourse you can shut out the crowd and concentrate solely on how you ride your horse.

The Sun

There are many people who cannot ride a horse but love being on wheels behind one.

Times, Sunday Times

runaway horse

It then took six minutes to recapture the runaway horse and return it to the starting line.

Times, Sunday Times

A week later the two were reported to have stopped a runaway horse.

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The post driver goes off in search of the runaway horses while the narrator follows the first two sledges at full gallop.

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thoroughbred horse

But it's a rodeo bull, not a thoroughbred horse, and consequently calls for respect from the driver.

Times, Sunday Times

He stood alongside jockeys, trainers and millions of pounds of thoroughbred horse flesh.

The Sun

He then spent the remainder of his years in property development and thoroughbred horse breeding.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

After the ranch was converted into a thoroughbred horse breeding community, the schoolhouse was added to the property in 1893.

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He started getting further involved in the thoroughbred horse industry in 1985 when he first started breeding horses.

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Translations:

Chinese: 马

Japanese: 馬

单词	horse
释义	horse (hɔːʳs ) Word forms: horses , horsing, horsed 1. countable noun A1 A horse is a large animal which people can ride. Some horses are used for pulling ploughs and carts. A small man on a grey horse had appeared. Synonyms: nag, mount, mare, colt 2. plural noun [usu on the N] When you talk about the horses, you mean horse races in which people bet money on the horse which they think will win. [informal] He still likes to bet on the horses. 3. countable noun A vaulting horse is a tall piece of gymnastics equipment for jumping over. 4. from the horse's mouth phrase If you hear something from the horse's mouth, you hear it from someone who knows that it is definitely true. He has got to hear it from the horse's mouth. 5. See also clothes horse, dark horse, rocking horse, seahorse 6. to put the cart before the horse phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that someone is putting the cart before the horse, you mean that they are doing things in the wrong order. [informal, disapproval] The government put the cart before the horse by investing heavily before making major reforms. Phrasal verbs: horse around phrasal verb If you horse around, you play roughly and rather carelessly, so that you could hurt someone or damage something. [informal] Later that day I was horsing around with Katie when she accidentally stuck her finger in my eye. [VERB PARTICLE] Image of horse © Abramova Kseniya, Shutterstock Quotations: A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!William ShakespeareRichard III A horse is dangerous at both ends and uncomfortable in the middleIan Fleming Don't change horses in midstream You can take a horse to water but you cannot make him drink A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse Nothing is so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse Idioms: look a gift horse in the mouth to find faults or difficulties when someone offers you a gift or opportunity When you're an entrepreneur, you don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers closing the stable door after the horse has bolted [British] or closing the barn door after the horse has gone acting too late, because the problem that the action would have prevented has already occurred It is good to see the government taking positive action, even though it might look like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers put the cart before the horse to do things in the wrong order Creating large numbers of schools before improving school management is putting the cart before the horse. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink said to mean that you can give someone the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to You can't educate kids who aren't interested. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a Trojan horse a policy or activity that seems harmless, but is likely to damage or destroy something important The Chancellor did not tax child benefit, but he has created a Trojan Horse enabling him to tax this benefit in the future. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a stalking horse something that is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want at a later date. This expression is usually used to show disapproval. The development will act as a stalking horse for further exploitation of the surrounding countryside. someone in politics who stands against the leader of a party to test the strength of any opposition to them. They then withdraw in favour of a stronger challenger, if it looks likely that the leader can be defeated. There was even talk of one of them putting up for the leadership as a `stalking horse' for the real contender. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers someone is a dark horse said to mean that very little is known about someone, although they may have recently had success or may be about to have success He could be a dark horse to win the contest. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers get on your high horse to behave as if you are better than other people, and refuse to accept any criticism of yourself I could get on my high horse and denounce anything to do with tax avoidance, but the truth is that many parents are routinely paying babysitters in cash. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers flog a dead horse [British] or beat a dead horse to waste your time trying to achieve something that cannot be done They'reexhausted. You're flogging a dead horse. You have some talented boys but they're playing like run-down machines. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers eat like a horse to eat a lot because you have a large appetite When Kelly is on medication, he eats like a horse and when he is off, he has almost no appetite at all. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers come down off your high horse or get down off your high horse to stop acting in a superior way It is time for the intellectuals to get down off their high horses and to really take the struggle into the ghettoes. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers back the wrong horse to support the wrong person, for example the loser in a contest or election His chances of further political promotion were undermined by his backing the wrong horse in the leadership race. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: horse paddock You can chase bulls or hang around the horse paddock - the one that's been converted into a great swimming pool. Times, Sunday Times To one side of the house there was a horse paddock with an empty stable, an orchard and a drying yard, separated by tall privet hedges. The Times Literary Supplement He used the land essentially as his family cattle and horse paddock. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have also been found feeding on playing fields, in horse paddocks and in piggeries. Times, Sunday Times It has a seven-bedroom granite house, as well as two smaller properties within the grounds, plus a heated swimming pool, horse paddocks and spectacular sea views. Times, Sunday Times horse ranch He originally established a horse ranch but soon turned to cattle ranching, owning a herd of 4,200 cattle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After several arguments with his father, he left home to work on a horse ranch. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In recent years it has become a popular holiday resorts with new hotels, a horse ranch, golf course and new apartment buildings are being built right in the centre. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It originally was a center for hog, cattle, and horse ranches in the area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the same year the community included tack stores, two lane blacktop roads, horse ranches. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 horse trainer Now a top flat horse trainer. The Sun At that time, she wanted to be a ballerina and a horse trainer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Before becoming a science fiction writer, she worked as a horse trainer, ranch hand, tourism industry employee, guide and environmental lawyer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was an active rugby player, horse rider, and horse trainer between 1942 and 1962 and has won several trophies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He goes to work for a horse trainer who he discovers to be in league with a book maker to fleece the horse owners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 horse whisperer A horse stammerer as opposed to a horse whisperer? Times, Sunday Times Like being a horse whisperer, but with technology. Times, Sunday Times So has he become a kind of horse whisperer for science? Globe and Mail He sounded like a horse whisperer at first with that soft sound. The Sun For that reason he became known as the horse whisperer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 mechanical horse It's a mechanical horse which carries them around before firing them into a mattress. The Sun He reported that a mechanical horse had been purchased to enable the younger jockeys to hone their skills. Times, Sunday Times A mechanical horse like vehicle was present which then changed into a wind mill. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He added other rides and attractions, including a mechanical horse race course from which the park derived its name. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There were mechanical bulls, mechanical horses, mechanical calfs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 mount a horse A person could be big and be respected, but if he were seen to be an outright glutton, or was too large to mount his horse, there came stigma. The Times Literary Supplement In times gone by, every knight had a squire who among other things helped him to mount his horse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Blue gave her a quick lesson essentially consisting of how to mount the horse and how to hold on. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He calmly mounted his horse and continued on with his campaign. Christianity Today He recovered at home for several more weeks but decided to return to his command even though he could not yet mount a horse or walk great distances unaided. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 ride a horse It would be nice if they'd fought in a battle or could ride a horse well. Times, Sunday Times We did not give him any instructions and just decided to let him ride the horse in the way he felt right. The Sun I wanted him to ride the horse, as he's perfect for him. The Sun Normally at a racecourse you can shut out the crowd and concentrate solely on how you ride your horse. The Sun There are many people who cannot ride a horse but love being on wheels behind one. Times, Sunday Times runaway horse It then took six minutes to recapture the runaway horse and return it to the starting line. Times, Sunday Times A week later the two were reported to have stopped a runaway horse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The post driver goes off in search of the runaway horses while the narrator follows the first two sledges at full gallop. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 thoroughbred horse But it's a rodeo bull, not a thoroughbred horse, and consequently calls for respect from the driver. Times, Sunday Times He stood alongside jockeys, trainers and millions of pounds of thoroughbred horse flesh. The Sun He then spent the remainder of his years in property development and thoroughbred horse breeding. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After the ranch was converted into a thoroughbred horse breeding community, the schoolhouse was added to the property in 1893. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He started getting further involved in the thoroughbred horse industry in 1985 when he first started breeding horses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 马 Japanese: 馬
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