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beat a dead horse,
flog a dead horse v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (pursue a hopeless cause) | 徒劳无益
tú láo wú yì |
| | | 白费口舌
bái fèi kǒu shé |
| | I tried to convince him to come with us, but felt that I was beating a dead horse. |
carthorse,
cart horse,
cart-horse nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (horse that pulls a cart) | 拉车的马
lā chē de mǎ |
| | | 拉货的马
lā huò de mǎ |
| charley horse nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | colloquial (muscle cramp) (口语) | 肌肉痉挛，抽筋
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| | Running a short sprint usually gives me a charley horse in my calf muscle. |
clothes horse,
clotheshorse nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (frame for drying laundry) | 晒衣架
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| | I dry the clothes that cannot be tumble-dried by hanging them on the clothes horse. |
clothes horse,
clotheshorse nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative, pejorative (fashion-conscious woman) | 讲究穿着的女人
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| | Alina is such a clothes horse! She'd never be caught dead in last season's styles. |
| dark horse nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (secretive person) | 神秘的人
shén mì de rén |
| | You're such a dark horse! - you never told me you'd got married. |
| | 你真是个神秘的人！你从没告诉过我你已经结婚了。 |
| dark horse nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (racehorse about which little is known) | 出人意外得胜的马
chū rén yì wài dé shèng de mǎ |
| | | 黑马
hēi mǎ |
| dark horse nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (political candidate about whom little is known) (比喻) | 黑马
hēi mǎ |
| | | 出人意料的获胜者
chū rén yì liào de huò shèng zhě |
| | At first Obama was something of a dark horse, but he went on to win the election! |
| | 起初奥巴马就像一匹黑马，鲜有人知，不过之后他成功赢得了大选！ |
| from the horse's mouth exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (first-hand, directly from the source) (消息、情报等) | 直接得来地，一手地
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| | Of course it's true - I got it straight from the horse's mouth. |
| get on your high horse v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative, informal (act morally superior) | 态度傲慢
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| | | 目空一切
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| | I know you think I'm wrong but there's no need to get on your high horse about it. |
| go horse riding viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | UK (ride horses for pleasure) | 去骑马
qù qí mǎ |
| | Would you like to go horse riding? |
| groomer nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (person who tends horses' coats) | 给马刷洗的人
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| | | 马夫
mǎ fū |
| horse about vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | UK, informal (behave in a silly or frivolous way) | 胡闹
hú nào |
| | | 哄闹
hōng nào |
| | | 瞎闹腾
xiā nào téng |
| | I yelled at my kids to stop horsing about, since they were driving me crazy. |
| horse about viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | US (horse around) | 胡闹
hú nào |
| | | 哄闹
hōng nào |
| | | 瞎闹腾
xiā nào téng |
| | The children were horsing about, splashing each other at the edge of the ocean. |
| horse around vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | informal (behave in a silly or frivolous way) | （孩子）胡闹
hái zi hú nào |
| | | 疯玩
fēng wán |
| | While the parents made dinner the kids horsed around at their feet. |
| horse chestnut nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (conker tree) | 马栗，七叶树
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| horse chestnut nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (conker) | 马栗，七叶树果
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horse collar,
horse-collar nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (baseball: score of zero) (棒球) | 零分
líng fēn |
horse collar,
horse-collar vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | US (sport: prevent from scoring) (体育运动) | 阻止…得分，使…得零分
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horse collar,
horse-collar nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | literal (part of harness that fits horse's neck) | 马项圈
mǎ xiàng quān |
| horse groomer nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (person who tends horses' coats) | 给马刷洗的人
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| | | 马夫
mǎ fū |
| horse race nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (competition for horses) | 赛马
sài mǎ |
| | Brenda is watching a horse race on TV. |
| horse race nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US, figurative (close competition) | （紧张激烈的）竞赛
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| horse ride nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (journey made on horseback) | 骑马
qí mǎ |
| | We went for a horse ride in the woods together for my birthday. |
| horse riding nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (activity: riding on a horse) | 骑马
qí mǎ |
| | I love horse riding but it makes my muscles ache afterwards. |
| horse sense nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (common sense, practicality) | 普通常识
pǔ tōng cháng shí |
| horse show nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (judged competition of horses) | 马术表演
mǎ shù biǎo yǎn |
| horse trading nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (bargaining) | 讨价还价
tǎo jià huán jià |
| | The lawyers engaged in horse trading before they reached a final agreement. |
| horse trainer nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sb] who teaches behaviour to horses) | 驯马师
xùn mǎ shī |
| horse training nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (teaching behaviour to horses) | 驯马
xùn mǎ |
| horse-drawn adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (pulled by horse) | 用马拖的
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| horse-drawn carriage nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (vehicle pulled by a horse) | 马车
mǎ chē |
| | In some Spanish cities, you can hire a horse-drawn carriage to ride around and see the sights. |
horsefly,
horse fly,
horse-fly,
also UK: cleg nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (large flying insect) | 虻
méng |
| | | 牛虻
niú méng |
| | Tom was having a nice day until a horsefly bit his arm. |
horseracing,
horse racing nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (race between horses) | 赛马运动
sài mǎ yùn dòng |
| | Eddie enjoys watching horseracing, but he never places bets. |
| horsewhip nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (riding crop) | 马鞭
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| one-horse town nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (very small town) | 乏味的小镇
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| | Reggie couldn't wait to grow up and leave that one-horse town. |
| pack horse nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (horse used for carrying) | 驮运货物的马
duò yùn huò wù de mǎ |
| | There is too much equipment for one pack horse to carry. |
| put the cart before the horse v | figurative (act prematurely) (比喻) | 本末倒置，前后颠倒，不分主次
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| | Sara insisted that having sex before marriage was like putting the cart before the horse. |
racehorse,
race horse nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (horse that competes in races) | 比赛用马
bǐ sài yòng mǎ |
| | | 竞赛用跑马
jìng sài yòng pǎo mǎ |
| | | 供赛马用的马
gōng sài mǎ yòng de mǎ |
| | That racehorse has never lost. |
| rocking horse nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (riding toy) (骑坐可前后摇动，供儿童嬉戏用。) | 木马
mù mǎ |
| | Charlie keeps falling off the rocking horse we bought him. |
seahorse,
sea horse nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (small horse-like fish) | 海马
hǎi mǎ |
| | Some seahorses are no bigger than your finger. |
| shire horse nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (large working horse) | 大型赶车用马
dà xíng gǎn chē yòng mǎ |
| | Work on the farms formerly depended on shire horses. |
| Trojan horse nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | literal (Greek mythology: wooden horse) (本义，希腊神话故事) | 特洛伊木马
tè luò yī mù mǎ |
| | The Greek soldiers were hidden inside the belly of the Trojan horse. |
| Trojan horse nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative ([sth] that infiltrates and harms enemies) (比喻) | 内奸，暗藏的敌人，渗透到敌人内部产生危害作用的东西
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| Trojan horse nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (computer virus) (比喻，计算机病毒) | 木马病毒
mù mǎ bìng dú |
| | Browsing unsafe web page can result in infections by Trojan horses. |
| wild horse nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (horse which is untamed) | 野马
yě mǎ |
| | A brumby is an Australian wild horse. |