unhorse

vt. 从马上卸下来, 使摔下马来, 推翻

词形变化

unhorsed unhorses 三单 unhorses unhorsing unhorsing 现在分词 unhorsed 过去式 unhorsed 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To forcibly remove from a horse.

    The knight was unhorsed when his opponent's lance struck his shield.

  2. 2.

    To disrupt or unseat; to remove from a position.

    引申义

    The incumbent governor was unhorsed by the scandal that broke during his reelection campaign.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

light dismount get down get off

上位词 4

fall descend come down go down

词源

From Middle English unhorsen, equivalent to un- + horse.

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