Horse

1.马a large animal with four legs, a mane (= long thick hair on its neck) and a tail. Horses are used for riding on, pulling carriages , etc.

2.[pl](informal)赛马horse racing

(straight) from the horses mouth

直接的；可靠的given by sb who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate

hold your horses

且慢；请三思used to tell sb that they should wait a moment and not be so excited that they take action without thinking about it first

horses for courses

知人善任the act of matching people with suitable jobs or tasks

a one, two, three, etc. horse race

只有一个（或两个、三个）队（或候选人）有获胜机会的比赛（或竞选）a competition or an election in which there are only one, two, etc. teams or candidates with a chance of winning

you can lead/take a horse to water, but you cant make it drink

牵马近水易，逼马饮水难；机会可以给，做不做由人；老牛不饮水，不能强按头you can give sb the opportunity to do sth, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to

1.【动】马

2.(体操用)木马

3.脚手架

4.赛马,尤指赌马

5.〈非正式〉毒品; 海洛因

1.[Animal]a large animal that people ride; the sound that a horse makes is called neighing; the male horse is called a stallion, the female is called a mare, and a young horse is called a foal

2.a piece of equipment shaped like a large box that is used in gymnastics

3.a frame or support, especially one mounted on four legs

4.horseracing, especially as a gambling activity

5.the drug heroin