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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He still likes to bet on the horses.
  他仍然喜欢赌马。
• The Amazons were believed to have been the first to tame horses.
  据说亚马孙人最先驯化了马。
• 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。
• Horses are not natural jumpers.
  马并不是天生就善于跳跃的。
• For this race, though, he had already placed a bet on one of the horses.
  但这场比赛他已经在其中一匹马身上下了赌注。
• Traders came to barter horses.
  商人们前来用马匹交换其他物品。
• 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。