Horse

美 [hɔrs]英 [hɔː(r)s]
  • n.赛马;【动】马;(体操用)木马;脚手架
  • 网络马科动物;骑马;骑兵

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Horse

n. v.

1.马a large animal with four legs, a mane (= long thick hair on its neck) and a tail. Horses are used for riding on, pulling carriages , etc.

2.[pl](informal)赛马horse racing

IDM

(straight) from the horses mouth

直接的;可靠的given by sb who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate

hold your horses

且慢;请三思used to tell sb that they should wait a moment and not be so excited that they take action without thinking about it first

horses for courses

知人善任the act of matching people with suitable jobs or tasks

a one, two, three, etc. horse race

只有一个(或两个、三个)队(或候选人)有获胜机会的比赛(或竞选)a competition or an election in which there are only one, two, etc. teams or candidates with a chance of winning

you can lead/take a horse to water, but you cant make it drink

牵马近水易,逼马饮水难;机会可以给,做不做由人;老牛不饮水,不能强按头you can give sb the opportunity to do sth, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to

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