one-horse

英 [wʌn hɔːs]

美 [wʌn hɔːrs]

adj.  (城镇)极小的，闭塞落后的; (比赛)一骑绝尘的，胜负分明的

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （城镇）极小的，穷乡僻壤的，闭塞落后的
  If someone describes a town as aone-horsetown, they mean it is very small, dull, and old-fashioned.
  1. Would you want to live in a small, one-horse town for your whole life?
     你想在一个闭塞落后的小镇上过一辈子吗？
• ADJ （比赛）胜负分明的
  If a contest is described as aone-horserace, it is thought that one person or thing will obviously win it.
  1. He described the referendum as a one-horse race...
     他称这次全民公决是一场胜负分明的比赛。
  2. Last season looked to be a one-horse race for much of the time, with the reigning champions coasting to an 11-point lead.
     上一赛季大部分时间都毫无悬念，卫冕冠军轻而易举便取得了11分的领先优势。

英英释义

adj

• small and remote and insignificant
  1. a jerkwater college
  2. passed a series of poky little one-horse towns
  Synonym:jerkwaterpokeypoky

双语例句

• A little one-horse town miles from anywhere.
  一座偏僻的小镇。
• But the two things are as different as an automobile and a one-horse shay.
  不过，这两者之间的区别就像汽车与单马轻便马车的区别一样明显。
• He described the referendum as a one-horse race
  他称这次全民公决是一场胜负分明的比赛。
• Gordon is leaving this one-horse town.
  戈登要离开这个（偏僻简陋的）村小镇。
• That experience, never fun, is far less wrenching in a city than in a one-horse town.
  这种经历尽管从来都不是乐趣，但在城市，它所带来的痛苦比偏僻的小镇要少得多。
• A one-horse vehicle for public hire.
  用于公开出租的单马力交通工具。
• The might of CAA notwithstanding, Hollywood is no longer a one-horse town and there are plenty of options for both up-and-coming actors and established A-listers seeking representation.
  尽管创新艺人经纪公司实力强大，但好莱坞已不再是单调乏味的小镇，无论是崭露头角的演员还是功成名就的大腕，在寻找代理方面都有充分的选择。
• A low one-horse box sleigh.
  一种低的一马拉的象箱子形状的雪橇。
• In a one-horse open sleigh.
  “只马无蓬”的雪橇。
• Would you want to live in a small, one-horse town for your whole life?
  你想在一个闭塞落后的小镇上过一辈子吗？