a [adjective] steed
The knight rode a magnificent steed.
骑士骑着一匹雄壮的战马。
战马;骏马
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战马;骏马
a spirited horse for state or war (literary)
The knight rode a magnificent steed.
骑士骑着一匹雄壮的战马。
文学用语
(文学) 用于国事或战争的骏马
(literary) a spirited horse for state or war
The knight mounted his steed and rode toward the castle.
骑士骑上他的骏马,朝城堡驰去。
In the old tale, the prince's steed carried him across the river.
在这个古老的故事里,王子的骏马载着他渡过了河。
She brushed her steed's mane before the morning ride.
晨骑之前,她梳理了骏马的鬃毛。
The knight rode a magnificent steed.
骑士骑着一匹雄壮的战马。
She rode a black steed into the forest.
她骑着一匹黑色的战马进入了森林。
注意:'steed' 是文学或诗意用语,日常口语中用 'horse'。
The prince was on his steed, ready for battle.
王子骑在战马上,准备战斗。
Not this
I ride my steed to work every day.
Use this
I ride my horse to work every day.
“steed”是文学用语,特指战马或骏马,用于日常通勤语境不自然;应使用普通词“horse”。
Not this
The farmer's steed pulled the plow.
Use this
The farmer's horse pulled the plow.
“steed”指用于战争或仪式的骏马,不适合描述干农活的役马;应使用“horse”。
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忠实的骏马
The knight mounted his trusty steed and rode off to battle.
骑士骑上他忠实的骏马,奔赴战场。
高贵的骏马
The prince rode his noble steed to the castle.
王子骑着他那匹高贵的骏马前往城堡。
战马
The king presented his general with a war steed.
国王送给他将军一匹战马。
白色的骏马
Legend says the hero appeared on a white steed.
传说中,英雄骑着一匹白色的骏马出现。
白马骑士;理想中的救星
She still believes a knight on a white steed will come and rescue her.
她仍然相信会有骑着白马的骑士来救她。
忠实的坐骑(常幽默地指自行车或旧车)
I left my trusty steed chained to the lamp post.
我把我的忠实坐骑(自行车)锁在了路灯柱上。
啊,年轻的洛钦瓦从西方而来,/ 在整个边境地区,他的骏马最好。
This line, containing the word "steed", is from Sir Walter Scott's poem "Lochinvar".
这句包含“steed”一词的诗句出自沃尔特·司各特的诗歌《洛钦瓦》。
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记忆联想:steed 听起来像 speed(速度),战马冲锋讲究速度,所以 steed 指骏马/战马。
语域:formal 常见场景:文学作品、诗歌、正式历史叙述 steed 多用于文学或较正式的表达中,日常口语里比较少见,通常指用于战争或国事的骏马。
这些词与 steed 同韵:need /niːd/, feed /fiːd/, seed /siːd/, weed /wiːd/, speed /spiːd/, bleed /bliːd/。注意:stead /stɛd/ 拼写相近但发音不同;steel /stiːl/ 和 steep /stiːp/ 拼写相似,但结尾辅音不同。
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