thoroughbred

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Thoroughbred (“horse bred for racing”). alt-of
    — A CNN analysis of disciplinary records found that the top earning trainers in the sport – whose thoroughbreds win them millions of dollars – have all broken rules meant to keep their horses safe. Trainers slapped with violations have continued racing, pocketing winnings while paying minimal fines. […] During the 2018-2019 season, a staggering 56 horses died at one of the most glamorous racetracks in the country, Santa Anita Park, once home to the famous 1940s thoroughbred Seabiscuit.
  2. Any purebred horse. broadly
  3. A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse).
    — That athlete is a real thoroughbred.
  4. A well-bred person.
形容词 adj.
  1. Bred from pure stock.
  2. Well-bred and properly educated.

词形变化

more thoroughbred comparative most thoroughbred superlative thoroughbreds plural

词汇关系

衍生词
nonthoroughbred thoroughbredness
相关词
thoroughbreed

词源

词源 1
From thorough + bred.
词源 2
From thorough + bred.
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