Thoroughbred
['θʌrəbred] or ['θɝobrɛd]
解释:
(noun.) a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses.
(noun.) a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares.
(noun.) a well-bred person.
珍宁校对--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Bred from the best blood through a long line; pure-blooded; -- said of stock, as horses. Hence, having the characteristics of such breeding; mettlesome; courageous; of elegant form, or the like.
(n.) A thoroughbred animal, especially a horse.
克劳斯编辑
例句:
- These here ones as is below, though, ain't reg'lar thoroughbred sawbones; they're only in trainin'. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- He stepped past and laid his hand upon the glossy neck of the thoroughbred. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- He said he could make a fortune with it, because he could get old nags in there and make them act like thoroughbreds. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
录入:伦纳德