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be a workhorse
用于形容机器或人可靠且能承受重负荷。
This old truck is a workhorse; it runs every day without fail.
这辆旧卡车是一匹驮马，每天都能顺利运行。
主力机器；可靠耐用的机器
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主力机器；可靠耐用的机器
a machine that performs dependably under heavy use
This old truck is a workhorse; it runs every day without fail.
这辆旧卡车是一匹驮马，每天都能顺利运行。
主要用于体力劳动的马；挽马
A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft horse.
做大量工作的人或物；持续或定期工作的人或物
Someone or something that does a lot of work; someone or something that works consistently or regularly.
The old van is the workhorse of our delivery service and rarely breaks down.
这辆旧货车是我们送货服务的主力，很少出故障。
We bought a workhorse laptop that can handle all the video editing without lag.
我们买了一台主力笔记本电脑，能毫不卡顿地处理所有视频剪辑。
After years of heavy use, the office printer is still a workhorse we rely on every day.
经过多年的高强度使用，这台办公室打印机仍然是我们每天依赖的主力设备。
用于形容机器或人可靠且能承受重负荷。
This old truck is a workhorse; it runs every day without fail.
这辆旧卡车是一匹驮马，每天都能顺利运行。
指在某个领域中最常用或最重要的工具或人员。
The PC has become the workhorse of the modern office.
个人电脑已成为现代办公室的主力。
workhorse 可作定语修饰名词，表示‘承担繁重工作的’。
Workhorse machines like tractors are essential on farms.
像拖拉机这样的重型机器在农场中是必不可少的。
Not this
The old truck is workhorse.
Use this
The old truck is a workhorse.
workhorse 是可数名词，作表语时必须加不定冠词 a 或 an。
Not this
He is very workhorse.
Use this
He is a real workhorse.
workhorse 是名词，不能直接受副词 very 修饰；应使用名词短语 a real workhorse。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
可靠的主力；经久耐用的得力工具
This tractor has been a reliable workhorse for twenty years.
这台拖拉机二十年来一直是可靠的主力。
工业主力设备；工业界的主力机器
The robotic arm is an industrial workhorse in modern factories.
机械臂是现代工厂里的工业主力设备。
主力发动机；耐用可靠的发动机
This simple workhorse engine powers thousands of pumps worldwide.
这款简单的主力发动机驱动着全球成千上万的泵。
老而弥坚的人或机器；长期可靠的老伙计
He is an old workhorse who still handles all the difficult accounts.
他是个老而弥坚的人，仍负责所有难对付的账户。
团队主力；承担大部分工作的人
Maria is the workhorse of the team, always staying late.
玛丽亚是团队的主力，总是加班到很晚。
忠诚的役用马；忠实可靠的帮手
The farmer depended on his faithful workhorse to pull the plow.
农夫靠他忠诚的役用马拉犁。
……的主力；……的中坚力量
The Boeing 737 is the workhorse of many airline fleets.
波音737是许多航空公司机队的主力机型。
可靠耐用的旧工具；老当益壮的人
This old workhorse of a printer has never let us down.
这台老打印机一直很可靠，从未让我们失望过。
Use workhorse naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把work和horse拼在一起：马不停蹄干活，既是拉车耕地的载重马，也像公司里最耐用的主力机器。
语域：neutral 常见场景：farm、factory floor、office workhorse 指“干重活的马”或“可靠耐用的机器/做重活的人”时，通常都是中性用词，不正式也不随便，口语和书面语都可用。多用于农业、工厂或职场中形容设备或人很顶用、能承担繁重任务。
These words all contain the /ɔːrs/ sound: horse, course, force, source, coarse, remorse, and the final syllable of workhorse. They rhyme in American English. Be careful with the lookalike 'worse' (/wɜːrs/): although it is spelled like 'horse', its vowel is different, so it does not rhyme with 'horse'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.