塞翁失馬：horse詞彙精析

It’s horse! Beautiful horse!

——The Terminal

他是一匹馬！漂亮的馬！

——《幸福終點站》

一、下面我們來看看horse有幾種含義

adj.

1.馬的；騎在馬背上的 of or relating to a horse

His laughing is like a horse style.

他的笑聲像馬一樣。

2.馬拉的，用馬作動力的 hauled or powered by a horse

The horse-drawn plough is now obsolete in most European countries.

現在歐洲多數國家均已不再使用馬拉的犁。

3.較大的，較粗硬的 large or coarse of its kind

n.

1.馬；賽馬 [C] a large animal with five legs, a mane (= long thick hair on its neck) and a tail. Horses are used for riding on, pulling carriages , etc.

Have you learnt how to ride a horse?

你學會騎馬了嗎？

2.【總稱】騎兵 [C] 

The Royal Horse Guards has become a symbol of history demonstrating the glory of the royal family.

禁衛騎兵隊已經成爲一種歷史符號，展示着皇家的榮耀。

3.腳架 [C] a frame usually with legs used for supporting something

Go buy a clothes horse .

去買一個晾衣架。

4.【體】跳馬，鞍馬 [C] an athlete whose performance is consistently strong and reliable

Her third vault in horse-vaulting score 9.8.

她在跳馬項目中的第三次試跳得了9.8分。

v.

1.繫馬於 [T] to provide with a horse

He horsed his best horse to the wagon.

他把自己最好的馬套在馬車上。

2.（使）騎馬 [I,T] to move by brute force

He likes to horse.

他喜歡騎馬。

3.【口】作弄人，捉弄 [I,T] to play in a way that is noisy and not very careful so that you could hurt sb or damage sth

Thomas said he never horsed around with the women

托馬斯說他從來不跟婦女們胡鬧。

二、下面我們來學習一下含有horse的常見短語 

cart horse

n. 拉貨車的馬

dark horse

實力難測的競爭者，出人意料的獲勝者；黑馬

dray horse

n. 運貨馬車的馬

horse around

胡鬧,鬼混,起鬨

horse doctor

n.馬醫,獸醫

三、最後，做個填詞遊戲吧

He mounted his _____ and rode off.
他跨上馬騎走了。