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单词 one-horse
释义 one-horse
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
1.
 a. : designed to be drawn by only one horse
  < a one-horse wagon >
 b. : using or owning only one horse
  < a one-horse farm >
2.
 a.
  (1) : that falls woefully below usual or expected standards : most inferior or inadequate : distinctly below par : second-rate
   < put on an art exhibition that was pretty much a one-horse affair >
   < elected a one-horse committee >
   < a one-horse newspaper >
   < one-horse lawyer struggling to get along — Hamilton Basso >
  (2) : that lacks substance and force : that is of little real importance or consequence : trivial
   < advanced some kind of one-horse theory >
   < a one-horse argument >
 b. : that is small in size and limited in resources and narrowly provincial in outlook, atmosphere, and development : jerkwater, insular
  < stop overnight in a one-horse town >
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