hobby horse

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The Irish Hobby, an extinct breed of horse.
  2. A child's toy consisting of a (usually wooden or cloth) horse's head mounted on a stick.
  3. A topic that elicits a prolonged and enthusiastic discussion from an individual. figuratively
    — Don't ask him about global warming: it's his favourite hobby horse, you'll never get away.
  4. A puppetlike costume used in some traditional dances and festivals that gives its wearer the appearance of a man on horseback.
  5. An early bicycle with no pedals or brakes. historical
    — British users rechristened the baron's invention the hobby horse then the dandy horse, because draisines became very fashionable with Regency gentlemen.
动词 v.
  1. To pitch back and forth. intransitive

词形变化

hobby horses plural hobbyhorse alternative hobby-horse alternative hobby horses present,singular,third-person hobby horsing participle,present hobby horsed participle,past hobby horsed past hobbyhorse alternative hobby-horse alternative
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