Word · Frequency #32907
roughshod
/ˈrʌfʃɒd/
adjective
马蹄上装有防滑钉的
核心释义
having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping
- 1.
马蹄上装有防滑钉或突起部分的马
Of a horse: having hooves shod with horseshoes that have calks or projecting parts to prevent slipping.
- 2.
残暴或专横的
Brutal or domineering.
马蹄上装有防滑钉或突起部分的马;残暴或专横的
用法In use
The farrier nailed roughshod horseshoes onto the mare before the mountain ride.
用法提示:roughshod 是形容词,作定语修饰 horseshoes,表示“装有防滑钉的”。
Because the horse was roughshod, the stable hand avoided walking too close behind it.
用法提示:roughshod 作表语,描述马匹处于装配防滑蹄铁的状态。
In winter, the draft horses were kept roughshod so they could pull sledges over icy roads.
用法提示:roughshod 在 kept roughshod 中作宾语补足语,表示保持该状态。
ride roughshod over sb/sth
固定短语,表示‘横行霸道,不顾他人意见’。
The new manager rode roughshod over all our suggestions.
新经理对我们所有的建议都粗暴地不予理睬。
go roughshod over sb/sth
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