吹牛？吹马？
Horse(马)在交通和军事方面的作用越来越小，但是它在人们生活当中留下的作用绝对不容小觑，现在就让我们来看看由horse组成的短语吧！[b] 1. a horse pill 大药丸，大型丸剂[/b]
This is not a horse pill. This is your pain pill which doctor prescribed。
这不是大药片。这就是医生给你开的止疼药。
[b] 2. a horse laugh 狂笑，讥笑，不信任的笑[/b]
At the end of the joke she gave a horse laugh that could be heard a street away。
在那个笑话结束时，她发出一阵狂笑，隔着一条街都能听到。
[b] 3. a horse of a different color 完全是另一回事[/b]
Taking the exam is one thing but passing it is a horse of a different color。
考试是一回事；通过考试又是另一回事。
[b]4. be on one's high horse 趾高气扬，藐视他人[/b]
Since Bob was elected president of the club, he's been up on his high horse。
自从鲍勃当选为俱乐部主席以来，他就趾高气扬起来了。
[b]5. beat a dead horse 徒劳无益，白费口舌[/b]
I hate to beat a dead horse, but it is very important that you understand this before you leave。
我不想多此一举，但你离开以前必须了解这个。
[b]6. hold one's horse 忍耐，镇静，别冲动[/b]
Dad, please hold your horse before you get mad at me.。。
爸，在对我发火之前，请你忍耐一下……
[b]7. clothes horse 爱打扮，赶时髦的人[/b]
Princess Diana was a real clothes horse. It's hard to imagine how much she had spent on clothes。
黛安娜王妃是一个很讲究穿戴的人，很难想象她花在衣服上的钱有多少。
此外clothes horse figure 指“衣服架子”，就是那种穿什么都好看的人。
[b] 8. talk horse 吹牛[/b]
They often talk horse when they are free。
他们有空时常常在一起吹牛。
[b] 9. one-horse town 落后的小地方[/b]
Then Beijing was a gray, drab, one-horse town where the main means of transportation was the bicycle。
那时的北京是一个灰色、乏味、设施简陋的城市，主要交通工具是自行车。
[b]10. horse-and-buggy days 马车时代，以往岁月[/b]
The post-industrial crisis always reminds citizens of the horse-and-buggy days。
后工业时代的危机总是能让人们回想起以往的岁月。
转自中国日报网-英语点津 thank you it's my pleasure/ 关于马的短语真不少。
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