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cart horse

/ˈkɑːrt hɔːrs/

翻译: 用于拉车或运载重物的马;也常用于成语“本末倒置”或“车马倒置”的比喻中,指把事情顺序弄反。

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/ˈkɑːrt hɔːrs/B1informal
  • zh用于拉车或运载重物的马;也常用于成语“本末倒置”或“车马倒置”的比喻中,指把事情顺序弄反。

A horse used for pulling carts or heavy loads; often used in the phrase 'put the cart before the horse,' meaning to do things in the wrong order.

  1. Literal meaningB1formal

    A horse used for pulling a cart or wagon.

    zh拉车的马

    • The farmer used a strong cart horse to transport hay.
    • In the old days, cart horses were essential for deliveries.
    • The cart horse trotted steadily along the road.
  2. Figurative meaningC1informalbritish

    A person who does heavy, unskilled, or menial work; a drudge.

    zh老黄牛

    • He felt like a cart horse, doing all the heavy lifting at the warehouse.
    • She was treated as a cart horse, given all the tedious tasks.
    • Don't be a cart horse; ask for help when you need it.
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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