horse
noun
uk/hɔːs/us/hɔːrs/horsenoun(ANIMAL)
A1[C]
alargeanimalwith fourlegsthatpeoplerideon or use forcarryingthings orpullingvehicles:
马toridea horse骑马
a horse andcart一辆马车
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the horses[plural]informal
horseraceswhere youtrytowinmoneybycorrectlyguessingwhich horse willwin:
赌马，赛马Hespendsall hismoneyon the horses.他把所有的钱都花在赌马上了。
- Heclimbedonto his horse and set off at arelaxedtrotdown thelane.
- My horse is abittimidand iseasilyfrightenedbytraffic.
- Weheardhorses clip-clopping along theroad.
- Atotalof 21 horses wereenteredfor therace.
- It's abeautifulhorse but abittoofriskyfor aninexperiencedrider.
Horses & similar animals
- Arab
- Arabian
- beast
- beast of burdenidiom
- bronco
- chestnut
- dappled grey
- donkey
- equine
- filly
- gelding
- hoof
- horse-drawn
- palomino
- shire horse
- sire
- stallion
- steed
- thoroughbred
- withers
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Gambling & bookmaking
horsenoun(SPORTS EQUIPMENT)
[C](alsovaulting horse)
atallpieceofequipmentthatpeoplejumpover ingymnastics
跳马，鞍马
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Gymnastics
- aerialist
- artistic gymnastics
- asymmetric bars
- backflip
- beam
- cartwheel
- free running
- gym
- gymnast
- gymnastic
- headstand
- pommel horse
- somersault
- split
- stand onyourhands/headidiom
- the parallel bars
- trampoline
- trampolinist
- tuck
- vault
horsenoun(DRUG)
[U]slang
→heroin
海洛因（同 heroin）Specific types of drug
- alprazolam
- amnesiac
- amyl nitrite
- anaphrodisiac
- anti-AIDS
- anti-aphrodisiac
- aphrodisiac
- barbiturate
- caffeine
- designer drug
- gas and air
- GHB
- hallucinogen
- khat
- legal high
- LSD
- MDMA
- psychedelic
- roach
- smack
Idioms
(straight) from the horse's mouth
have a horse in the race
horses for courses
you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink