Word · Frequency #803
horsing
胡闹；玩闹；嬉闹
horsing is the present participle of horse.
核心释义
常作 horse around
to horse around; to behave in a rough, playful way
- 1.
同 horse around(胡闹)。
Synonym of horse around.
- 2.
对...搞恶作剧。
To play mischievous pranks on.
- 3.
给...配备马；为...提供马匹。
To provide with a horse; supply horses for.
- 4.
骑跨；跨坐。
To sit astride of; to bestride.
- 5.
(与母马)交配。
To copulate with (a mare).
- 6.
背；驮。
To take or carry on the back.
- 7.
把(某人)放在他人背上或木马、椅子等上加以鞭打或处罚。
To place (someone) on the back of another person, or on a wooden horse, chair, etc., to be flogged or punished.
- 8.
像马一样用力拉、拖或移动(某物)。
To pull, haul, or move (something) with great effort, like a horse would.
捉弄；对…恶作剧；骑；跨坐；给…配马；为…提供马匹；背；驮；用力拖；使劲拉
用法In use
Stop horsing around and finish your homework.
用法提示：动词短语 'horse around' 表示胡闹或捣蛋，此处使用现在分词形式 'horsing'。
The children were horsing around in the yard all afternoon.
用法提示：动词短语 'horse around' 表示打闹玩耍，使用过去进行时 'were horsing'。
If you keep horsing around, you'll break something.
用法提示：动词短语 'horse around' 表示胡闹，使用动名词形式 'horsing' 跟在 'keep' 后。
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！
horse (someone) about
horse about 与 horse around 同义，可接宾语表示取笑某人。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- horse around
- 胡闹；嬉闹；调皮捣蛋
- Stop horsing around and get to work.别胡闹了，开始干活吧。
- horse around with
- 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。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- beat a dead horse
- 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。
- dark horse
- 黑马；出人意料的人She was the dark horse of the competition and won the gold medal.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
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'
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
在美式英语中，horse /hɔrs/ 与 course /kɔrs/、force /fɔrs/、source /sɔrs/、coarse /kɔrs/、hoarse /hɔrs/ 押韵。注意：worse 拼作 -orse，但读 /wɜrs/，与 horse 不押韵；hoarse 与 horse 同音。
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.