racehorse

racehorse 指参加赛马比赛的马，通常强调其比赛用途和训练背景。

💡 记忆钩子

把“racehorse”想成“专门上赛道比赛的马”：普通的 horse 一旦被训练并用于 race，就成了 racehorse。

📖 中文释义

noun

core 赛马

📖 指参加赛马比赛、通常经过专门训练的马；重点在于它是用于比赛的马，而不只是普通的马。

💡 常见搭配是“train a racehorse”“own a racehorse”和“a successful racehorse”。它是可数名词，复数形式是“racehorses”；在一般说明中，也可以直接说“Racehorses need careful training”。不要用它泛指用于骑乘或运输的马。

The racehorse won its first major competition.

这匹赛马赢得了它参加的第一场重要比赛。

She spends every morning training her racehorses.

她每天早上都花时间训练自己的赛马。

racehorses plural

📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 1 组

a horse bred for racing

同义词集: racehorse race horse bangtail

上位: equus caballus, horse 下位: pacemaker, pacer, pacesetter, pony, thoroughbred, trotter, trotting horse

🌳 词源

由 race（比赛）和 horse（马）组合而成。

Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós? Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-? Proto-Indo-European *wers- Proto-Indo-European *-ḗn Proto-Indo-European *wérsēn Proto-Indo-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šā Proto-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šāder.? Proto-Germanic *hrussą Proto-West Germanic *hross Old English hors Middle English hors English horse English racehorse From race + horse.

🔄 变式

racehorses plural

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