| 单词 | workhorse |
| 释义 | workhorse (once / 30075 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY workhorse: workhorses USAGE EXAMPLES‘Smile one more time. You become a workhorse.’ Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) Senator Bob Graham, Democrat of Florida, described Mr. Glenn as a “workhorse” who was especially well informed and a forceful voice on defense issues. New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) These sturdy workhorses of the waterfront are a reminder of our maritime past and full-fledged participants in the present. Seattle Times(Dec 08, 2016) 1 n a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor 2Hypo|Hyper plough horse, plow horse a horse used to pull a plow draft horse, draught horse, dray horsehorse adapted for drawing heavy loads packhorsea workhorse used as a pack animal dobbin, farm horsea quiet plodding workhorse cart horse, carthorse, drayhorsedraft horse kept for pulling carts Clydesdaleheavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally from Scotland Percheronone of a breed of grey or black draft horses originally used in France to draw heavy coaches or artillery shire, shire horseBritish breed of large heavy draft horse pole horse, polera draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle wheel horse, wheelera draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle coach horsestrong draft horse for drawing coaches Equus caballus, horse solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times n machine that performs dependably under heavy use the IBM main frame computers have been the workhorse of the business world Hyper machine any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks |
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