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.
     他仍然喜欢赌马。
• （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

• Blacksmiths spent most of their time repairing tools and shoeing horses
  铁匠大部分时间都在修理工具和钉马掌。
• 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。
• Their horses pranced and whinnied.
  他们的马奔腾着、嘶鸣着。
• The following day their horses and goods were restored to them
  第二天，马匹和货物都归还给了他们。
• Horses are not natural jumpers.
  马并不是天生就善于跳跃的。
• 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。
• She is a great lover of horses and horse racing
  她热爱马匹和赛马。
• 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。
• 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。
• This is early-20th-century rural Sussex, when horses still pulled the plough
  这是20世纪早期的萨塞克斯乡村，那时还是用马拉犁。