horses

英 [ˈhɔːsɪz]

美 [ˈhɔːrsɪz]

n.  马; 赛马
v.  为…备马; 猛推或用力向上举
horse的第三人称单数和复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 马
  Ahorseis a large animal which people can ride. Some horses are used for pulling ploughs and carts.
  1. A small man on a grey horse had appeared.
     一个骑着灰马的小个子男人出现了。
• N-PLURAL 赛马
  When you talk aboutthe horses, you mean horse races in which people bet money on the horse which they think will win.
  1. He still likes to bet on the horses.
     他仍然喜欢***。
• （体操器械）跳马
  A vaultinghorseis a tall piece of gymnastics equipment for jumping over.
• PHRASE 从知情人那里直接（获悉）
  If you hear somethingfrom the horse's mouth, you hear it from someone who knows that it is definitely true.
  1. He has got to hear it from the horse's mouth. Then he can make a judgment as to whether his policy is correct or not.
     他必须得到千真万确的信息才行。这样他才能判断自己的政策是否正确。
• See also:clothes horsedark horserocking horseseahorse. to put the cart before the horse

双语例句

• I'm feeding our horses the same mash the O'Briens used to win Gold Cups.
  我现在给我们的马喂的糊状饲料和奥布赖恩家族夺得金杯的赛马吃的饲料是一样的。
• She is a great lover of horses and horse racing
  她热爱马匹和赛马。
• Cowboys drove covered wagons and rode horses, lassoing cattle.
  牛仔们有的赶着大篷车，有的骑着马，抛套索捕牛。
• They still ride around on horses.
  他们仍然骑着马到处转。
• He helped his father by holding the horses steady while they were being shod.
  他父亲给马钉掌时他就帮忙将马抓牢。
• The horses thundered across the valley floor
  马群轰隆隆地从谷底奔跑而过。
• We have been cutting back a bit: we did have thirteen horses, but now it's nine.
  我们已经作了一些削减：原来我们是有13匹马，现在只有9匹。
• He surrounds himself with all the trappings of gentility — dogs, horses, and fine paintings
  他身边满是象征高贵身份的东西——狗，马以及精美的画。
• Prize-money of nearly £ 90,000 has attracted a record entry of 14 horses from Britain and Ireland
  近9万英镑的奖金吸引了来自英国和爱尔兰的14匹赛马，打破了以往的参赛纪录。
• The wagons were decorated with flowers and pulled by garlanded horses.
  马车都用鲜花装点，由佩戴花环的几匹马拉着。