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单词 hobbyhorse
释义
hobbyhorse
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhɒb.i.hɔːs/us
/ˈhɑː.bi.hɔːrs/

hobbyhorsenoun[C](TOY)

atoymade from alongstick, with ashapelike a horse'sheadat one end, that achildcanpretendtoride
（儿童当马骑的）马头杆，竹马
picture of hobbyhorse
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Toys & dolls
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  • catapult
  • chew toy
  • doll's pram
  • fidget
  • fidget spinner
  • finger puppet
  • go-kart
  • marble
  • mud pie
  • rocking horse
  • sock puppet
  • soft toy
  • squirt gun
  • squishy
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hobbyhorsenoun[C](SUBJECT)

asubjectthat someone oftentalksabout, usually for alongtime:
反复提到的话题
Don'tmentiontaxor Bernard'llget onhis hobbyhorse again.别提税收，否则伯纳德又要反复唠叨这个话题了。
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Continually thinking about
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  • absorbed
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  • be devoured bysomethingidiom
  • be hung up onsomethingidiom
  • be wrapped up insomething/someoneidiom
  • devour
  • fetishize
  • fixate
  • fixated
  • fixation
  • get intosomeone
  • mania
  • nag
  • obsessive
  • obsessively
  • one-track mind
  • overactive
  • preoccupation
  • preoccupied
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(Definition ofhobbyhorsefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhobbyhorse

hobbyhorse
Designed to mimic a real horse, thehobbyhorsewas used for religious activities and civic occasions.
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When all is said and done, there is something limited about hobbyhorses.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I hope that some hobbyhorses that are being ridden will not get anywhere, because then the report will remain balanced.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The first version of the report was used as a chance for them to get on theirhobbyhorseand oppose nuclear energy.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I shall not ride or rein in any hobbyhorses.
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Hansard archive
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I should like to make just three brief points, the first of which is one of my hobbyhorses.
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The situation does, however, give me an opportunity to ride a couple of important hobbyhorses of my own.
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Berghaus had been riding numerous hobbyhorses (terrain representation, isolines, scale indicators, map projections, etc.) without much success, but now he could finally put them to work with his pupils.
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Wikipedia
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I want to conclude by dealing with what is admittedly ahobbyhorseof mine, but it is relevant to the debate.
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Now he is flogging the old liberalhobbyhorseof monopoly.
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I am afraid this is ahobbyhorseof mine.
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I make no excuse for riding ahobbyhorseof mine.
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I will not ride my particularhobbyhorseany longer, but we believe that the proposals which are made here are very much to be welcomed.
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I shall digress slightly to talk about ahobbyhorseof mine.
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I am not now coming back to myhobbyhorseof yesterday of recruiting, although this is getting near to it.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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