horse

horse
noun

a solid-hoofed plant-eating domesticated mammal with a flowing mane and tail, used for riding, racing, and to carry and pull loads
马
Equus caballus, family Equidae (the horse family), descended from the wild Przewalski's horse. The horse family also includes the asses and zebras
拉丁名Equus caballus，马科，祖先是叫做普尔热瓦尔斯基氏的野马。马科还包括驴和斑马
■an adult male horse; a stallion or gelding
成年公马；种马，阉割过的马
■a wild mammal of the horse family
野生的马科动物
■[treated as sing. or pl.]cavalry
骑兵
forty horse and sixty foot.
40名骑兵和60名步兵。
a frame or structure on which something is mounted or supported, especially a sawhorse
（尤指锯木架）支架
■(Nautical)a horizontal bar, rail, or rope in the rigging of a sailing ship for supporting something
(航海)（帆船的传动装置中）起支撑作用的单杠（或横杆、绳索）
■short for vaulting horse
vaulting horse 的简称
[mass noun](informal)heroin
(非正式)海洛因
(informal)a unit of horsepower
(非正式)马力
the huge 63-horse 701-cc engine.
庞大的63马力701升发动机。
(Mining)an obstruction in a vein
(矿)夹块，夹石，马脊岭

verb

[with obj.](一般作 be horsed)provide (a person or vehicle) with a horse or horses
给（人或车辆）提供马

常用词组
don't change horses in midstream

from the horse's mouth

(of information) from the person directly concerned or another authoritative source
（消息）直接来自有关人士的，来自权威人士的

horses for courses

(Brit. proverb)different people are suited to different things or situations
(英谚)马有马道；物各尽其善，人各尽其能

to horse

you can lead (或take) a horse to water but you can't make him drink

(proverb)you can give someone an opportunity, but you can't force them to take it
(谚)牵马到水边易，逼马饮水难（你可以给人机会，但你不能逼他们去做）

派生
horseless
adjective
horse-like
adjective
语源

Old English hors, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ros and German Ross

继承用法
horse around (或 about)

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