horse

剑桥词典

horse noun (ANIMAL)

[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
a large animal with four legs that people ride on or use for carrying things or pulling vehicles
马
to ride a horse 骑马
a horse and cart 一辆马车
 the horses [ 名词的复数形式 ] informal

horse races where you try to win money by correctly guessing which horse will win
赌马，赛马
He spends all his money on the horses. 他把所有的钱都花在赌马上了。

例句

• He climbed onto his horse and set off at a relaxed trot down the lane .
• My horse is a bit timid and is easily frightened by traffic .
• We heard horses clip-clopping along the road .
• A total of 21 horses were entered for the race .
• It's a beautiful horse but a bit too frisky for an inexperienced rider .

horse noun (SPORTS EQUIPMENT)

[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] (also vaulting horse)
a tall piece of equipment that people jump over in gymnastics
跳马，鞍马

horse noun (DRUG)

[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ] slang
→  heroin
海洛因（同 heroin）


习语

(straight) from the horse's mouth
horses for courses
you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink 返回 horse