horse 馬 |
1. Trojan
horse 內奸 |
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2. dark
horse (black horse) 黑馬;出人意料之外的獲勝者 |
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3. horse
around 不務正業 |
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4. put the cart
before the horse 本末倒置 |
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5. to back
the wrong horse 押錯寶 |
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6. a horse of a
different color (horse of another color) 另外一回事;截然不同 |
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7. look a
gift horse in the mouth 嫌東嫌西;挑剔別人送的禮物 |
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8. You can
lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. 強求不得 |
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9. flog a
dead horse 徒勞無功;重提已解決的事;白費唇舌 |
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10. horses
for courses 各有所長 |
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11. ride the high
horse 趾高氣昂;盛氣凌人 |
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12. as strong
as a horse 壯得跟牛一樣 |
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13. from the
horse's mouth 直接得自可靠消息來源 |
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14. eat like a
horse 大吃特吃;狼吞虎咽 |
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15. Hold your
horses! 沈住氣;稍安勿躁 |
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16. Never swap
horses while crossing the stream. 別在緊要關頭改變計畫 |
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17. work like a
horse 踏實的做;做牛做馬的幹活 |
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18. talk
horse 吹牛 |
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19. horse and
foot 騎兵和步兵;全力以赴 |
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20. horse and
horse 並駕齊驅;不相上下;旗鼓相當 |
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21. horse coper
馬販 |
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22. horse
doctor 馬醫;庸醫 |
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23. horse
race 賽馬 |
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24. horse- and-
buggy 過時的;老式的 |
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25.
horsemanship 馬術 |
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26. horsebean
蠶豆 |
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27. horsebreaker
馴馬師 |
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28. change horses
in the middle of a stream
臨陣換將;中途改變策略 |
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29.
dead horse 預付的工資 |
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30.
horse sense 常識 |
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31.
horse work 辛苦乏味的工作 |
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32.
lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen
亡羊補牢 |
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33.
ride a hobby horse
沈迷在業餘癖好中;反覆說自己喜歡的事 |
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34.
Black Horse 西元七世紀英國近衛騎兵隊 |
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35.
Charley horse
抽筋 |
hen 母雞 |
1. hen
fruit 雞蛋 |
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2. as mad as a
wet hen 如落湯雞般生氣;非常生氣 |
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3. like pulling
hen's teeth 緣木求魚 |
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4. old hens
老女人 |
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5. hen-
pecked 怕老婆的 |
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6. as fussy as a
hen with a chicken 無事忙;大驚小怪;過於操心 |
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7. a hen
on 陰謀 |
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8. sell one's
hens on a rainy day 虧本出售;做蝕本生意 |
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9. hen
party 女人在一起談八卦的聚會 |
hog 豬 |
1. a
road hog 在高速公路上速度緩慢的車輛 |
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2. to eat
(live) high on
the hog 過著優渥生活 |
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3. a hog in
armor 穿戴華貴但沒水準(氣質)的人 |
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4. to go the
whole hog 做個徹底;全力以赴;一不做二不休 |
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5. to make a
hog of oneself 過分貪嘴 |
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6. to act like a
hog 舉止粗魯 |
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7.
hog wild 過度興奮 |
hare 野兔 |
1. First
catch your hare, then cook him. 先確定事實再作打算 |
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2. as mad as a
March hare 野性大發的 |
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3. runs with the
hare and hunts with the hounds 兩面討好;牆頭草 |
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4. hare-
brained 不實際的;粗心的 |
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5. make a
hare of 作弄 |
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6. kiss the
hare's foot 姍姍來遲 |
hawk 鷹 |
1.
know a hawk from a handsaw
有辨別能力 |
herring 鯡魚 |
1.
draw a red herring across the path
轉移注意力的事物 |
hippo 河馬 |
1.
The HIPPO Dilemma 河馬困境;生態問題 |