单词 | workhorse |
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音标 | 英[ˈwɜ:khɔ:s] 美[ˈwɜrkhɔrs] |
解释 | n.驮马,做粗工者,重负荷机器; |
例句 | N-COUNT 役马;耕马 A workhorse is a horse which is used to do a job, for example to pull a plough. N-COUNT 吃苦耐劳的人;老黄牛;重负荷机器 If you describe a person or a machine as a workhorse, you mean that they can be relied upon to do a large amount of work, especially work that is dull or routine. 例:...the Wellington bomber, the great workhorse of the war...在战争中立下汗马功劳的威灵顿轰炸机 例:My husband never even looked at me. I was just a workhorse bringing up three children.我丈夫甚至从不看我一眼。我只是个任苦任劳养育3个孩子的机器。 |
变形 | pl:workhorses~ |
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