thoroughbred

/thur-oh-bred, -uh-bred, thuhr-/US // ˈθɜr oʊˌbrɛd, -əˌbrɛd, ˈθʌr- //UK // (ˈθʌrəˌbrɛd) //

纯种马,纯种的,纯种动物,纯种马匹

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

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- : of pure or unmixed breed, stock, or lineage, as a horse or other animal; bred from the purest and best blood.
- : of or relating to the Thoroughbred breed of horses.
- : having good breeding or education.

n.名词 noun

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- : one of a breed of horses, to which all racehorses belong, originally developed in England by crossing Arabian stallions with European mares.
- : a thoroughbred animal.
- : a well-bred or well-educated person.

adj.pure, unmixed

Forms: thoroughbreds

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De la Renta was a confident thoroughbred, never needing to scream for attention.
They acquired Lucky Pulpit for the bargain price of $2,000—about as cheap as a thoroughbred comes these days.
A thoroughbred horse stampeding across the Churchill Downs turn.
The mix of kickboxing, yoga and Pilates would surely whip anyone into shape, let alone a thoroughbred supermodel.
Occasionally you will encounter a thoroughbred Weenie, a type of Weenie who is to the weaseling, weaselish manner born.
If he had not the air of a thoroughbred, he had none of the plebeian clumsiness of the cart-horse.
But in his eye was the gay inextinguishable gleam of the thoroughbred.
Brought him a high-stepping, fiery, thoroughbred colt which was the admiration and envy of all Riveredge.
A well-bred horse is essential, and other things being equal, if clean thoroughbred, so much the better.
That old ramshackle of a lumber nag whose every rib you can count through her skin is your beautiful thoroughbred?