workhorse

n. 载重马, 做重活的人

发音

UK /ˈwɜːkhɔːs/
其它
CA /ˈwɝkhoɹs/
US /ˈwɝkhoɹs/
AU /ˈwɜːkhoːs/
NZ /ˈwøːkhoːs/

词形变化

workhorses 复数 workhorses

别名

work horse

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft horse.

  2. 2.

    Someone or something that does a lot of work; something or someone who works consistently or regularly.

    引申义

    Those old machines are not very glamorous, but even 20 years after their introduction, they are still the workhorses of the industry.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

horse machine

下位词 7

dobbin draft horse draught horse drayhorse pack horse ploughhorse plowhorse

词源

From Middle English werkehorse, equivalent to work + horse.

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