单词 | pony |
释义 | pony From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Animalsponypo‧ny1 /ˈpəʊni $ ˈpoʊ-/ ●●○ noun (plural ponies) [countable]HBAa small horse → pit pony, Shetland ponyExamples from the Corpuspony• Isaac is known among the country as an expert at gelding ponies.• He slept next to his pony.• Joanna had insisted on keeping the pony and trap when her husband had bought the Armstrong.• And tomorrow the ponies are coming.• The pony told him to leave him and go to his family, but to return to him the next morning.• Remember though that these ponies are wild animals and shouldn't be approached.• Giles toiled away and was economical but his tendon trouble occasionally gave him the look of a wounded pony.ponypony2 verb (ponied, ponying, ponies) → pony up (something)→ See Verb tableFrom Longman Business Dictionaryponypo‧ny /ˈpəʊniˈpoʊ-/ verb (past tense and past participle ponied) → pony something up→ See Verb tableOrigin pony1 (1600-1700) Probably from early French poulenet, from Latin pullus “young animal, young horse” |
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