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pony

/poh-nee/US // ˈpoʊ ni //UK // (ˈpəʊnɪ) //

小马,小马哥,小马驹,马驹

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    plural po·nies.

    • : a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands.
    • : a horse of any small type or breed.
    • : Slang. a literal translation or other text, used illicitly as an aid in schoolwork or while taking a test; crib.
    • : something small of its kind.
    • : a small glass for liquor.
    • : the amount of liquor it will hold, usually one ounce.
    • : a small beverage bottle, often holding seven ounces: We bought a dozen ponies of Mexican beer.
    • : Older Slang. a diminutive chorus girl.
    • : pony pack.
    • : British Slang. the sum of 25 pounds.
v.有主动词 verb
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    po·nied, po·ny·ing.

    • : Slang. to prepare by means of a pony.
    • : Racing Slang. to be the outrider for.to exercise by having a rider mounted on another horse lead it at a gallop around a track.
v.无主动词 verb
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    po·nied, po·ny·ing.

    • : to prepare a lesson or lessons with the aid of a pony.

Phrases

  • pony up
  • dog-and-pony show

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • No one benefits from Manchin’s belief there’s a pony in the manure McConnell is shoveling more than Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

  • These gussied-up ponies act like dumpster-diving raccoons while snarling at residents.

  • Almost immediately after mounting my trusty steed, I was ready to end my pony ride.

  • “I think being a one-trick pony is not the long game here,” Fishman says.

  • As a lawmaker, she has always been more of a show pony than a workhorse.

  • Revel in Wild West lore at the Pony Express National Museum and Jesse James Home Museum in St Joseph, just outside KC.

  • Think about it: Exactly who is going to pony up the money to study the downsides of eating eggplants?

  • A little corral for the sheep, and a rough shed for the pony, and the home was complete: far the prettiest home they had ever had.

  • You would laugh if you should see the strings of eggs hanging across this pony's back—yes, eggs.

  • As on the preceding day, the cook rode perched upon his pony's load of kettles, pans, and pots.

  • “But we ought to pony up the money for his support like good sports,” said Darry, continuing to growl.

  • She rubbed down the pony, gave him his oats and a warm bed, and returned with a sadder heart to the house than when she left it.