Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #803
horse
马
a large hoofed animal, Equus ferus caballus, used for riding or pulling loads
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A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work.
马,有蹄哺乳动物,学名Equus ferus caballus,历史上常用于骑乘和役用。
- 2.
A poker variant consisting of five different poker variants, with the rules changing from one variant to the next after every hand.
由五种不同扑克变体组成、每手牌后更换规则的扑克玩法。
- 3.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
有蹄的草食性四足动物,自史前时期已被驯化
- 4.
Equipment with legs.
带腿的器具。
- 5.
a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs
有衬垫的腿部体操器械
- 6.
A type of equipment.
一种设备。
- 7.
troops trained to fight on horseback
训练在马背上作战的部队
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A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse (said of a vein) is to divide into branches for a distance.
矿脉中的土质块或与围岩同质的岩石；因此,take horse(指矿脉)意为分叉延伸。
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The flesh of a horse as an item of cuisine.
马肉(作为食物)。
马肉；跳马；鞍马；支架；架子；骑兵；混合式扑克（H.O.R.S.E.）
In use
The farmer rode his horse across the field every morning.
She learned to groom a horse before she could ride it.
The brown horse jumped over the fence easily.
500 horse led the attack
verb + a horse
horse为可数名词，常与不定冠词a连用。
He rode a horse.
他骑了一匹马。
the horse + verb (singular)
作主语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。
The horse galloped across the field.
那匹马跑过田野。
Common mistakes
I have horse.
Connections
Collocations
- ride a horse
- 骑马
- She learned to ride a horse when she was young.她年轻时学会了骑马。
- horse racing
- 赛马
- Horse racing is a popular sport in many countries.赛马在许多国家是一项受欢迎的运动。
- horse stable
- 马厩
- The horses were kept in a clean horse stable.马被养在干净的马厩里。
- horse farm
- 马场
- They own a large horse farm in the countryside.他们在乡下拥有一个大型马场。
- horse trainer
- 驯马师
- The horse trainer worked with the young colt every day.驯马师每天训练那匹小马驹。
- black horse
- 黑马
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象字母h像马头，orse像马的身体和尾巴，组合成horse（马）。
Context & Register
在这个义项（马）中，单词 'horse' 通常为中性语气，适用于大多数日常和非正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with genuine rhyme: course, force, source, gorse, norse (all end with /ɔːrs/). Lookalike worse has a different vowel sound (/wɜːrs/) and does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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