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

• Traders came to barter horses.
  商人们前来用马匹交换其他物品。
• They dismounted, tied up their horses and gave them the grain they had brought.
  他们下了马，把马拴起来，把带来的粮食喂给它们吃。
• Horses are not natural jumpers.
  马并不是天生就善于跳跃的。
• There is good grassland here for your cattle and horses to graze on.
  这里有很好的草地供你们放牧牛马。
• She is a great lover of horses and horse racing
  她热爱马匹和赛马。
• 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。
• 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。
• He still likes to bet on the horses.
  他仍然喜欢***。
• More than 30 horses have been mutilated in the last nine months
  在过去9个月里，超过30匹马受了重伤。
• We stopped to let our horses have a feed.
  我们停下来让马吃一顿食。