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

  1. ADJ (城镇)极小的,穷乡僻壤的,闭塞落后的
    If someone describes a town as a one-horse town, 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?
  2. ADJ (比赛)胜负分明的
    If a contest is described as a one-horse race, 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。

双语例句

  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?
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. I couldn't understand why a man who had always been so fond of the social scene should suddenly want to bury himself alive in a one-horse village at the back of no where.
    我不理解,为什么一位原先那么喜欢社交的人竟会突然隐居到偏僻的小村庄。
  5. A one-horse vehicle for public hire.
    用于公开出租的单马力交通工具。
  6. The city was a gray, drab, one-horse town where the main means of transportation was the bicycle.
    那时这个城市是一个灰色、乏味、设施简陋的城市,主要交通工具是自行车。
  7. 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。
  8. Gordon is leaving this one-horse town.
    戈登要离开这个(偏僻简陋的)村小镇。
  9. 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。
  10. Oh, what fun it is to ride, In a one-horse open sleigh! Hey!
    哦,驾车多欢畅,在一匹马拉的无蓬雪橇中!嘿!
  11. The championship is looking increasingly lide a one-horse race.
    谁是冠军得主看来越来越明朗了。
  12. In a one-horse open sleigh.
    “只马无蓬”的雪橇。
  13. Oh! What fun it is to ride in a one-horse o-pen sleigh!
    噢!这是多么有趣,在单马开篷雪橇上!
  14. 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。
  15. An open two-wheeled one-horse vehicle formerly widely used in Ireland.
    起初广泛应用于爱尔兰的开口的双轮的单马拉的车。
  16. A little one-horse town miles from anywhere.
    一座偏僻的小镇。
  17. In a one-horse open sleigh! hey!
    在一匹马拉的无蓬雪橇中!嘿!
  18. A low one-horse box sleigh.
    一种低的一马拉的象箱子形状的雪橇。
  19. This was a one-horse town, a beautiful quiet place.
    这里以前是个乡村小镇,宁静而又景色秀丽。
  20. A covered one-horse carriage with two seats. a covered wagon
    马车一种有篷的由一匹马拉的双座马车
  21. This was a one-horse town, a beautiful quiet place. The river wanders through some beautiful country.
    这里以前是个乡村小镇,宁静而又景色秀丽。这条河蜿蜒曲折地流经一些风景秀丽的乡村。

英英释义

adj

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

    Synonym:    jerkwaterpokeypoky