Horseback
['hɔːsbæk] or ['hɔrsbæk]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the back of a horse.
(adv.) on the back of a horse; 'he rode horseback to town'; 'managed to escape ahorse'; 'policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback'.
布兰奇手打--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The back of a horse.
(n.) An extended ridge of sand, gravel, and bowlders, in a half-stratified condition.
整理:蒂娜
例句/造句/用法:
- Soon after the arrival of the suit I donned it, and put off for Cincinnati on horseback. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Fat or thin, laughing or melancholy, on horseback or the music-stool, it was all the same to the Major. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Emma and Harriet went together; Miss Bates and her niece, with the Eltons; the gentlemen on horseback. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- At the inn we found Mr. Boythorn on horseback, waiting with an open carriage to take us to his house, which was a few miles off. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Adrian was on horseback; he rode up to the carriage, and his gaiety, in addition to that of Raymond, dispelled my sister's melancholy. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- This walk was common to all the male members of Sleary's company, and was understood to express, that they were always on horseback. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- He was bow-legged from much horseback riding. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- As the party neared the fence, they discovered in the distance, along the road, their own wagon coming back, accompanied by some men on horseback. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- The large brand made it possible for cowboys on horseback to separate the cattle of different owners, as the brand could be seen at some distance. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- As they were turning into the grounds, Mr. Perry passed by on horseback. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- A young farmer, whether on horseback or on foot, is the very last sort of person to raise my curiosity. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- He despatched a groom, on horseback, for the nearest medical man, Mr. Dawson, of Oak Lodge. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- There are some beggars that you put on horseback, and they're the first to ride you down. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- This made travel on horseback even slower than through the mud; but I went as fast as the roads would allow. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- I have crossed it a hundred times on horseback, and know exactly the turns to take. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
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