horse

劍橋詞典

horse noun (ANIMAL)

[ 可數名詞：有復數形式的名詞 ]
a large animal with four legs that people ride on or use for carrying things or pulling vehicles
馬
to ride a horse 騎馬
a horse and cart 一輛馬車
?the horses [ 名詞的復數形式 ] informal

horse races where you try to win money by correctly guessing which horse will win
賭馬，賽馬
He spends all his money on the horses. 他把所有的錢都花在賭馬上了。

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)

[ 可數名詞：有復數形式的名詞 ] (also vaulting horse)
a tall piece of equipment that people jump over in gymnastics
跳馬，鞍馬

horse noun (DRUG)

[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有復數形式的名詞 ] slang
→? heroin
海洛因（同 heroin）


習語

(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