| 单词 | one-horse |
| 释义 | one-horse 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If someone describes a town as a one-horse town, they mean it is very small, dull, and old-fashioned. [disapproval] Would you want to live in a small, one-horse town for your whole life? Synonyms: small, slow, quiet, minor 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If a contest is described as a one-horse race, it is thought that one person or thing will obviously win it. He described the referendum as a one-horse race. For so long it seemed like the title was a one-horse race. Idioms: a one-horse town a town that is very small and uninteresting Lumut is something of a one-horse town, but you can always take a boat across to Pangkor island and look at Dutch ruins. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a one-horse race [mainly British] a contest in which it is obvious even before it starts that one person or team is much better than the others and will win Marseille are threatening to turn the French championship into a one-horse race. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers |
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