horse

英 [hɔːs] 美[hɔrs]

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近义词colt stallion stud mare steed

反义词

n. 马；骑兵；脚架；海洛因
vt. 使骑马；系马于；捉弄
vi. 骑马；作弄人
n. (Horse)人名；(瑞典)霍尔瑟

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中文词源

horse 马

来自古英语hors,马，来自Proto-Germanic*hursa,跑动，来自PIE*kurs,跑，词源同car,current.引申词义马。比较equine.

词态变化

复数: horses;

英文词源

horse: horse: [OE] The Germanic languages have gone their own way as far as the horse is concerned. The prehistoric Indo-European term for the animal was *ekwos, which produced Latin equus (source of English equestrian and equine), Greek híppos (whence English hippodrome and hippopotamus), Sanskrit açvás, and Old English eoh. Remarkably, though, this has virtually died out as the day-to-day word for ‘horse’ in the modern European branches of the Indo- European languages.

In the case of English, it has been replaced by a descendant of prehistoric Germanic *khorsam or *khorsaz: horse (German ross, now mainly a literary term equivalent to English steed, is related). Its source is not known, although some have linked it with Latin currere ‘run’.
horse (n.): Old English hors, from Proto-Germanic *hursa- (cognates: Old Norse hross, Old Frisian hors, Middle Dutch ors, Dutch ros, Old High German hros, German Roß "horse"), of unknown origin, connected by some with PIE root *kurs-, source of Latin currere "to run" (see current (adj.)).

The usual Indo-European word is represented by Old English eoh, from PIE *ekwo- "horse" (see equine). In many other languages, as in English, this root has been lost in favor of synonyms, probably via superstitious taboo on uttering the name of an animal so important in Indo-European religion.

Used since at least late 14c. of various devices or appliances which suggest a horse (as in sawhorse). To ride a horse that was foaled of an acorn (1670s) was through early 19c. a way to say "be hanged from the gallows." Slang for heroin is first attested 1950. Horse latitudes first attested 1777, the name of unknown origin, despite much speculation. Dead horse as a figure for "something that has ceased to be useful" is attested from 1630s.
HORSEGODMOTHER, a large masculine wench; one whom it is difficult to rank among the purest and gentlest portion of the community. [John Trotter Brockett, "A Glossary of North Country Words," 1829]
The horse's mouth as a source of reliable information is from 1921, perhaps originally of racetrack tips, from the fact that a horse's age can be determined accurately by looking at its teeth. To swap horses while crossing the river (a bad idea) is from the American Civil War and appears to have been originally one of Abe Lincoln's stories. Horse and buggy meaning "old-fashioned" is recorded from 1926 slang, originally in reference to a "young lady out of date, with long hair."
horse (v.): Old English horsian "to provide with a horse or horses," from horse (n.). Related: Horsed; horsing. Sense of "to play excessive jokes on" is by 1893, mostly in formation horse around (1928), perhaps from horseplay.
[A] favorite pastime for many men is to "horse" or guy a friend who has shown himself susceptible to ridicule or fun making. "Horsing" is extremely wholesome mental discipline for over sensitive or super-conceited young men. "Horsing" always implies a joke at another's expense. As to how it came into use there is no satisfactory theory to offer. ["Yale Literary Magazine," December 1893]

双语例句

1. I let the horse drop his head to crop the spring grass.: 我让马低下头啃吃春天的青草。

2. Representatives from across the horse industry will attend the meeting.: 整个赛马业的代表都将参加这次会议。

3. Last night we hitched the horse to the cart and moved here.: 昨晚我们套上马车，拉着东西搬到了这里。

4. Lindsay was unhurt but the horse had to be destroyed.: 林赛没有受伤，但那匹马却不得不被人道毁灭。

5. The horse made a winning start for his new trainer.: 这匹马为它的新驯马师开了个好头。

英英释意

1. solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

2. a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs

3. troops trained to fight on horseback;: "500 horse led the attack"

4. a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

5. a chessman in the shape of a horse's head; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

考试真题

That’s why horses, which also come from Central Asia, like both apples and carrots so much.

Mules have strong muscles like horses; but they eat less, can work longer, and are gentler, like donkeys.

Do you know where a mule comes from? It is the child of a donkey and a horse.

But people still mostly fed carrots to horses, donkeys and pigs, and didn’t eat them themselves.

Once, just after I returned from my year in Vienna, I was asked to translate for a German judge at an Olympiclevel horse event.

After it fell asleep they loaded the cow into a horse trailer.

Once, just after I returned from my year in Vienna, I was asked to translate for a German judge at an Olympic level horse event.

the man whose horse trots（奔跑）a mile in a minute does not carry the most important messages.

He should not put the cart before the horse

The main building is topped with a Georgian tower with four sculptures of the mythical winged horse, the magazine's corporate logo.

As the sun's rays pass through the dust kicked up by the horses, the romance of Africa comes to life.

Cars and horses couldn't travel on the snowy roads.

Horse riders disrespect other road users.

Horses were fairly useful in Chicago.

If you desire physical activities, you can choose activities from swimming to horse riding.

In its early history, Chicago had floods frequently, especially in the spring, making the streets so muddy that people, horses, and carts got stuck.

I've got a good horse under me.

Other road users, including horse riders, manage to obey the rules so why not cyclists?

Riding a horse through the flooded waters of Botswana's Okavango Delta must rank as one of the world's most exciting wildlife journeys.

The camps have excellent horses, professional guides and lots of support workers.

Princes and princesses have day-jobs and ride bicycles, not horses ( ' , or helicopters).

实用场景例句

He lost a lot of money on the horses (= by gambling on races) .: 他赌赛马输了很多钱。

a horse and cart: 一辆马车

He mounted his horse and rode off.: 他跨上马骑走了。

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。

He still likes to bet on the horses.: 他仍然喜欢赌马。

A small man on a grey horse had appeared.: 一个骑着灰马的小个子男人出现了。

You shouldn't be jealous of your brother.: 你没必要为了你的哥哥而吃醋的.

The thunder paniced the horse.: 响雷使马惊慌.

It's a cinch that the horse will win the race.: 那匹马必胜无疑.

The horse took to roadside.: 马走到路旁.

The horse proceeded at a walk.: 马儿慢慢前进.

The horse is tied up to the manger.: 马被拴在马槽上.

The horse dashed onward.: 那匹马向前直冲.

The horse swished its tail.: 马嗖嗖地挥着尾巴.

The horse was swamped in the mud.: 马陷入泥潭.

The horse was tired, but the rider spurred him on and reached the post first.: 那匹马累了, 但骑手仍策马疾驰,终于第一个跑到终点.

When they came to the fork of the road, his horse turned left into a bypath as if it were possessed with a demon and began to run headlong down the hill.: 当他们来到叉路口时, 他的马就好像被鬼缠住似的,转向左边的小路而急速地冲下山坡去.

Two hundred horse were [ was ] engaged in the war.: 有二百名骑兵卷入了这场战争.

The horse dilated its nostrils.: 马张大鼻孔.

The horse scares easily.: 马容易受惊.

The old horse was painfully thin.: 那匹老马瘦骨嶙峋.

The horse cleared the fence.: 马跃过篱笆.

He walked the horse at a slow pace.: 他缓步牵着马遛着.

He swam his horse across the river.: 他使自己的马游过那条河.

The horse shied at the loud noise and threw its rider.: 那匹马听到响声吓得向后倒退,把骑手摔了下来.

The horse reared up in fear, throwing its horsewoman off.: 马被吓得用后腿站立起来, 把女骑手甩了下去.

The horse is walking at an amble.: 这匹马正在溜蹄行走. vi漫步;缓驰;从容进行

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