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

• Horses are not natural jumpers.
  马并不是天生就善于跳跃的。
• Her only extravagance was horses
  她唯一的奢侈品就是马。
• The horses thundered across the valley floor
  马群轰隆隆地从谷底奔跑而过。
• They still ride around on horses.
  他们仍然骑着马到处转。
• The galloping horses he paints are extremely lifelike.
  他画的奔马，栩栩如生，极其神似。
• Cars gradually took over from horses
  汽车逐渐替代了马匹。
• 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 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。
• He still likes to bet on the horses.
  他仍然喜欢赌马。
• We stopped to let our horses have a feed.
  我们停下来让马吃一顿食。