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horse around
horse around 意为胡闹、取笑，常用于祈使句。
Stop horsing around and get to work!
别胡闹了，开始工作吧！
胡闹；玩闹；嬉闹
horses — third person singular of horse
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胡闹；玩闹；嬉闹
to horse around; to behave in a rough, playful way
Stop horsing around and get to work!
别胡闹了，开始工作吧！
常作 horse around
同 horse around(胡闹)。
Synonym of horse around.
对...搞恶作剧。
To play mischievous pranks on.
给...配备马；为...提供马匹。
To provide with a horse; supply horses for.
骑跨；跨坐。
To sit astride of; to bestride.
horse
Base
原形
horses
3rd person
第三人称单数
horsing
-ing
现在分词
horsed
Past
过去式
horsed
Past participle
过去分词
He horses around a lot in class.
他经常在课堂上胡闹。
The children are horsing about in the yard.
孩子们正在院子里胡闹。
They horsed the equipment into the truck.
他们把设备装上卡车。
动词规则变化，过去式直接加-ed。
Stop horsing around and finish your homework.
别胡闹了，快做完你的作业。
The children were horsing around in the yard all afternoon.
孩子们整个下午都在院子里打打闹闹。
If you keep horsing around, you'll break something.
如果你继续胡闹，会打破东西的。
horse around 意为胡闹、取笑，常用于祈使句。
Stop horsing around and get to work!
别胡闹了，开始工作吧！
horse about 与 horse around 同义，可接宾语表示取笑某人。
The kids were horsing each other about in the backyard.
孩子们在后院互相取笑打闹。
Not this
The children are horsing in the yard.
Use this
The children are horsing around in the yard.
动词 'horse' 单独使用表示'骑马'或'取笑'，但表示'胡闹'时需加上副词 'around' 或 'about' 构成短语动词，否则意思不明确。
Not this
I want to horse to the store.
Use this
I want to ride a horse to the store.
'horse' 作动词表示'骑马'通常用于命令式或古语，现代英语中表达'骑马'用 'ride a horse'。
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胡闹；嬉闹；调皮捣蛋
Stop horsing around and get to work.
别胡闹了，开始干活吧。
和……胡闹；与……嬉闹
He spent the afternoon horsing around with his cousins.
他整个下午都和表兄弟们嬉闹。
白费力气；徒劳无益
Stop arguing about the deadline; you're beating a dead horse.
别再争论截止日期了，你在白费力气。
黑马；出人意料的人
She was the dark horse of the competition and won the gold medal.
她是比赛中的黑马，赢得了金牌。
稍安勿躁；别着急
Hold your horses! We haven't finished checking the details yet.
稍安勿躁！我们还没检查完细节呢。
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把 horse 当动词记：马不老实就 horse around 胡闹，骑上去跨坐也靠 horse——想象“马背上撒欢”的画面。
语域：formal 常见场景：非正式交谈、朋友或同事相处 动词 horse 最常用的是短语 horse around，表示“胡闹、玩闹”，多用于口语和非正式场合。其他义项（如“给…配马”“骑跨”）比较少见或带专业色彩，日常对话中通常不出现。
作及物动词时意为'使骑马，系马于'；作不及物动词时意为'骑马，取笑'
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