horse

noun

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.
   1. He mounted his horse and rode off.
      他跨上马骑走了。
   2. a horse and cart
      一辆马车
2. 赛马
   horse racing
3. 赛马
   horse racing

verb

verb

1. N-COUNT 马
   A horse is 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。
2. N-PLURAL 赛马
   When you talk about the 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。
3. （体操器械）跳马
   A vaulting horse is a tall piece of gymnastics equipment for jumping over.
4. PHRASE 从知情人那里直接（获悉）
   If you hear something from 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。
5. See also: clothes horse dark horse rocking horse seahorse. to put the cart before the horse

1. I bet £ 10 on a horse called Premonition
   我在一匹名叫“预兆”的赛马上下了10英镑的赌注。
2. The injured man mounted his horse with difficulty.
   受伤的男子艰难地上了马。
3. Emma dismounted and took her horse's bridle.
   埃玛下了马，拉着马笼头。
4. Every so often the horse's heart and lungs are checked.
   不时检查那匹马的心脏和肺。
5. 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。
6. A small man on a grey horse had appeared.
   一个骑着灰马的小个子男人出现了。
7. He still likes to bet on the horses.
   他仍然喜欢赌马。
8. 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。
9. David had to pull out of the Championships when his horse went lame.
   戴维不得不退出锦标赛，因为他的马瘸了。
10. In the garden, the leaves of the horse chestnut had already fallen
    花园里，七叶树已经落叶了。
11. She is a great lover of horses and horse racing
    她热爱马匹和赛马。
12. He mounted his horse and rode away
    他骑上马走了。
13. I saw a girl riding a horse
    我看见一个骑马的女孩。
14. He was riding on his horse looking for the castle
    他正骑着马寻找那座城堡。
15. 'I love my wife, my horse and my dog,' he said, and that summed him up
    他说：“我爱我的妻子、我的马和我的狗。”他大致上就是这么一个人。
16. George had taught him how to ride a horse
    乔治已经教会了他骑马。
17. The officer dismounted, tethering his horse to a tree.
    军官下了马，把它拴到一棵树上。
18. After dogs, the horse has had the closest relationship with man.
    除了狗以外，就数马和人的关系最密切了。
19. The horse reared, throwing its rider and knocking down a youth standing beside it.
    那匹马尥了个蹶子，把骑手掀下马，还撞倒了旁边站着的一个小伙子。
20. The horse jumped forwards and round her, winding the rope round her waist.
    那匹马围着她向前跳，把绳子绕在了她腰上。
21. The horse he painted is very lifelike.
    他画的马很传神。
22. The horse threw him off, but he got away in a whole skin.
    他从马背上摔了下来，但他却安然无恙。
23. The horse shied.
    马惊了。
24. I won't let you rush about like a blind man riding a blind horse.
    我不能让你盲人瞎马地去到处乱闯。
25. This is a stout horse.
    这匹马很肥实。
26. He sold his horse for forty pounds.
    他以40英镑卖掉了他的马。
27. The rider's horse easily surmounted the fence.
    这名骑手的马轻而易举地越过了栅栏。
28. A horse without a rider ran past.
    一匹没有人骑的马跑过去了。
29. He rode his horse to death.
    他把马骑得累死了。
30. He can ride a horse like a horseman.
    他马骑得和骑手一样好。

horse about/around

1. 胡闹；瞎闯
   to play in a way that is noisy and not very careful so that you could hurt sb or damage sth
   1. He mounted his horse and rode off.
      他跨上马骑走了。
   2. a horse and cart
      一辆马车

n.

(straight) from the horse's 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 can't 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

back the wrong horse

• 下错赌注（支持了失败的一方或事情）
  to support sb/sth that is not successful

close, etc. the barn door after the horse has escaped

close, etc. the barn door after the horse has escaped

put the cart before the horse

• 本末倒置；因果倒置
  to put or do things in the wrong order

change horses in midstream

• 中流换马；中途变卦；中途支持另外的人（或事）
  to change to a different or new activity while you are in the middle of sth else; to change from supporting one person or thing to another

a dark horse

a dark horse

drive a coach and horses through sth

• 毁掉，糟蹋，破坏（计划等）
  to spoil sth, for example a plan

eat like a horse

• 吃得很多
  to eat a lot
  1. She may be thin, but she eats like a horse.
     她或许是瘦了点，但吃得却很多。

flog a dead horse

• 鞭策死马；做徒劳无益的事
  to waste your effort by trying to do sth that is no longer possible

look a gift horse in the mouth

• 拒受馈赠；白送的马还看牙口；对礼物吹毛求疵
  to refuse or criticize sth that is given to you for nothing

be/get on your high horse

• 趾高气扬；自命不凡；自以为了不起
  to behave in a way that shows you think you are better than other people

close, lock, etc. the stable door after the horse has bolted

• 马跑了才去关厩门；贼走关门，为时已晚
  to try to prevent or avoid loss or damage when it is already too late to do so

wild horses would not drag, make, etc. sb (do sth)

• 任何事情都不能阻止（或促使某人做某事）；八匹马拉不了某人回头
  used to say that nothing would prevent sb from doing sth or make them do sth they do not want to do

if wishes were horses, beggars would/might ride

• 想有不见得就有；愿望不等于事实
  wishing for sth does not make it happen

noun

1. solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

   Synonym:    Equus caballus

2. a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs

   Synonym:    gymnastic horse

3. a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse

   Synonym:    knight

4. a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

   Synonym:    sawhorsesawbuckbuck

5. troops trained to fight on horseback
   1. 500 horse led the attack

   Synonym:    cavalryhorse cavalry

verb

1. provide with a horse or horses