stayer

英 [ˈsteɪə(r)] 美 [ˈsteɪər]

n.  有持久力的人; 有耐力的动物(尤指赛马)

复数:stayers

BNC.41104 / COCA.40547



牛津词典

noun

  1. 有持久力的人;有耐力的动物(尤指赛马)
    a person or an animal, especially a horse, with the ability to keep going in a tiring race or competition

    双语例句

    1. And for having put an end to the feral wandering of these few giants, so that they became the princes of the gentes, he received the epithet Stator, stayer or establisher.
      此外,由于使少数巨人们终止了野兽般的浪游,成了各部落的酋长,天帝又获得了Stator(即“支撑着”或“奠定者”)的称呼。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance
      1. the horse that won the race is a good stayer