音标:['θʌrәbred] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 受过严格训练的, 良种的
n. 受过严格训练的人, 良种动物
n. a well-bred person
n. a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
n. a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
词型变化:名词复数形式 : thoroughbreds
词性分布:
形容词52%
名词48%

thoroughbred的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. Therefore discipline yourself as a horse-dealer trains a thoroughbred.好好地锻炼自己,就像马贩调教纯种好马一样。
用作形容词(adj.)
  1. He's a thoroughbred boxer with an outstanding pedigree.他是只纯种拳师狗,有优秀血统。
  2. They normally produce about ten-thousand thoroughbred foals each year.他们每年出产大约1万只良种马驹。
  3. No matter how much you disagree with your kin, if you are a thoroughbred you will not discuss their shortcomings with the neighbors.不管你对家里人有多不满,如果你是一个受过教养的人,你就不会在邻居面前谈论家人的是非。

经典引文

  • Nothing can be conceived more hard than the heart of a thoroughbred metaphysician.

    出自:Burke
  • He never handled a gun like a thoroughbred sportsman.

    出自:M. E. Braddon
【近义词】

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