horseshoe

英 [ˈhɔːsʃuː]

美 [ˈhɔːrʃʃuː]

n.  马蹄铁，马掌(常用来象征好运); 马蹄铁形物

复数：horseshoes　现在分词：horseshoeing　过去式：horseshoed　第三人称单数：horseshoes　过去分词：horseshoed　

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Collins.1 / BNC.15664 / COCA.13969

牛津词典

noun

• 马蹄铁，马掌（常用来象征好运）
  a piece of curved iron that is attached with nails to the bottom of a horse's foot. A horseshoe is often used as a symbol of good luck.
• 马蹄铁形物
  anything shaped like a horseshoe
  1. a horseshoe bend in the river
     河道中的马蹄形弯曲

柯林斯词典

• 马蹄铁;马掌
  Ahorseshoeis a piece of metal shaped like a U, which is fixed with nails to the bottom of a horse's foot in order to protect it.
• (尤指婚礼上用的）马蹄铁吉祥物
  Ahorseshoeis an object in the shape of a horseshoe which is used as a symbol of good luck, especially at a wedding.

英英释义

noun

• U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
  Synonym:shoe
• game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes

verb

• equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes

双语例句

• For many people the horseshoe is a symbol of good luck.
  对许多人来说马蹄铁是好运的象征。
• The horseshoe crab is not a true crab.
  鳖并非真正的蟹类。
• Nor did he shake a horseshoe or throw salt over his shoulder.
  他也没有摇摇马蹄铁或在肩膀上洒盐来乞求好运气。
• Even more remarkably, the horseshoe crab has 10 eyes on its back and sides, can replace lost body parts, and has blue blood.
  更引人注目的是，马蹄蟹的背部和身侧长有10对眼睛，身体的大部分器官都可以重生，并且血是蓝色的。
• Do you know why she has a horseshoe?
  你知道为什么要有马蹄铁呢？
• However, the habits of horseshoe crabs are unknown.
  不过鲎的习性尚未为人所知。
• Objective To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of horseshoe kidney with hydronephrosis in children.
  目的探讨儿童马蹄肾合并肾积水的临床特点及诊治方法。
• Taiwanese experts started breeding horseshoe crabs because their blood detects deadly bacteria.
  台湾的专家开始养殖鲎，因为鲎的血液可以侦测出致命的细菌。
• Bend the bar into a horseshoe
  把铁条弯成马蹄形。
• Horseshoe bats are particularly averse to flying over open ground.
  菊头蝠特别讨厌在空旷的地面上空飞行。