“horse”這個(gè)單詞也算是我們學(xué)英語會(huì)比較早接觸到的一個(gè)跟動(dòng)物有關(guān)的單詞。那么horse都有哪些有趣的習(xí)語呢？

1  a horse pill

大藥丸，大型丸劑。

This is not a horse pill. This is your pain pill which doctor prescribed.

這不是大藥片。這就是醫(yī)生給你開的止疼藥。

2  a horse laugh

狂笑，譏笑，不信任的笑。

At the end of the joke she gave a horse laugh that could be heard a street away.

在那個(gè)笑話結(jié)束時(shí)，她發(fā)出一陣狂笑，隔著一條街都能聽到。

3  a horse of a different color

完全是另一回事。

Taking the exam is one thing but passing it is a horse of a different color.

考試是一回事；通過考試又是另一回事。

4  be on one's high horse

趾高氣揚(yáng)，藐視他人。

Since Bob was elected president of the club, he's been up on his high horse.

自從鮑勃當(dāng)選為俱樂部主席以來，他就趾高氣揚(yáng)起來了。

5  beat a dead horse

徒勞無益，白費(fèi)口舌。

I hate to beat a dead horse, but it is very important that you understand this before you leave.

我不想多此一舉，但你離開以前必須了解這個(gè)。

6  hold one's horse

忍耐，鎮(zhèn)靜，別沖動(dòng)。

Dad, please hold your horse before you get mad at me...

爸，在對(duì)我發(fā)火之前，請(qǐng)你忍耐一下……

7  clothes horse

愛打扮，趕時(shí)髦的人。

Princess Diana was a real clothes horse. It's hard to imagine how much she had spent on clothes.

戴安娜王妃是一個(gè)很講究穿戴的人，很難想象她花在衣服上的錢有多少。

*此外clothes horse figure指“衣服架子”，就是那種穿什么都好看的人。

8  talk horse

吹牛。

They often talk horse when they are free.

他們有空時(shí)常常在一起吹牛。

9  one-horse town

落后的小地方。

Then Beijing was a gray, drab, one-horse town where the main means of transportation was the bicycle.

那時(shí)的北京是一個(gè)灰色、乏味、設(shè)施簡(jiǎn)陋的城市，主要交通工具是自行車。

10  horse-and-buggy days

馬車時(shí)代，以往歲月。

The post-industrial crisis always reminds citizens of the horse-and-buggy days.

后工業(yè)時(shí)代的危機(jī)總是能讓人們回想起以往的歲月。

（來源：網(wǎng)絡(luò)  編輯：yaning）