horse
gb/hˈɔɹs/ us/hˈɔɹs/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 900
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A1
entity
1
Large animal used for riding or work
A big animal with four legs that people ride or use to carry things.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to ride a horse
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'horse' with 'pony'—a pony is a small breed, not a young horse.
คำพ้องความหมาย
steed (More literary or poetic term for a horse, often implying nobility or speed.)
คำตรงข้าม
pony (A smaller breed of horse, not a true opposite but contrasting in size.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
ride a horse
|horse racing
|wild horse
|horse farm
|horse show
หัวข้อ
animals
|transportation
|sports
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- The farmer kept three horses in the stable.
- She learned to ride a horse when she was seven.
- Horses were once the main form of transport.
- We saw wild horses running across the plain.
- The knight mounted his horse and rode away.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I can ride a horse.
- The horse is in the field.
- He has a black horse.
- They use horses on the farm.
คำนาม
informal
B1
entity
2
Gymnastics equipment shaped like a horse
A piece of gym equipment with a flat top used for jumping over or doing tricks.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Some learners think 'horse' in this sense refers to an animal; here it means gym equipment.
คำพ้องความหมาย
pommel horse (Specific term for the men's gymnastics apparatus with handles.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
vaulting horse
|pommel horse
หัวข้อ
sports
|fitness
ตัวอย่าง
- The gymnast ran toward the horse and vaulted over it.
- He practiced his routine on the pommel horse.
- The coach adjusted the height of the vaulting horse.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He jumps over the horse in gymnastics.
- The gymnast uses the pommel horse.
- She trains on the vaulting horse.
คำกริยา
informal
B1
action
3
Playfully push or handle roughly
To play in a rough and silly way by pushing or holding someone.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to horse around with [someone]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may think 'horse' here refers to the animal; it's an idiomatic verb meaning to play roughly.
คำพ้องความหมาย
mess around (Similar casual play or wasting time, not always physical.)
คำตรงข้าม
behave (Opposite in the sense of acting properly and calmly.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
horse around
|horsing around
หัวข้อ
relationships
|daily life
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- The kids were horsing around in the backyard.
- Stop horsing around and do your homework.
- They horsed around until they were out of breath.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The boys horse around in the park.
- Don't horse around in class.
- We horse around after school.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
horse
IPA
GB/hˈɔɹs/
US/hˈɔɹs/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
horse (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (horse)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: horse
- Plural: horse, horses
Verb
- Base: horse
- 3rd Person Singular: horses
- Present Participle: horsing
- Past: horsed
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
a dark horse
1/ə dˈɑɹk hˈɔɹs/
idiom
Unexpected winner or success
A person who does well even though people did not expect them to.
ตัวอย่าง
- He was a dark horse in the competition and ended up winning first place.
- Nobody knew much about her, but she turned out to be a dark horse in politics.
back the wrong horse
1/bˈæk ðə ɹˈɔŋ hˈɔɹs/
idiom
Support likely failure
To choose or support someone who will not win or do well.
ตัวอย่าง
- We backed the wrong horse when we invested in that company.
- He backed the wrong horse by supporting the losing candidate.
hold your horses
1/hˈoʊld jˈʊɹ hˈɔɹsɪz/
idiom
informal
Wait and be patient
Wait and don't do anything too fast.
ตัวอย่าง
- Hold your horses! We haven't finished packing yet.
- I know you're excited, but hold your horses until we get more information.
horse around
1/hˈɔɹs ɚˈaʊnd/
phrasal verb
informal
Play roughly or act silly
To play in a rough and silly way.
ตัวอย่าง
- Stop horsing around and finish your work.
- The children were horsing around in the living room.
straight from the horse's mouth
1/stɹˈeɪt fɹˈʌm ðə hˈɔɹsɪz mˈaʊθ/
idiom
informal
Directly from original source
Information that comes from the person who knows most about it.
ตัวอย่าง
- I heard it straight from the horse's mouth—she's getting promoted.
- If you want to know the truth, ask him. Get it straight from the horse's mouth.