| 释义 |
one-horse BrE /ˈwʌn hɔːs/
NAmE /hɔːrs/► SEE ALLa one-horse racea one-horse town
●a one-horse ˈracea competition, etc. in which there is only one team or candidate with a chance of winning 只有一匹马参加的赛马比赛；只有一个队（或候选人）有可能获胜的比赛◆It seems that the presidential elections are going to be a one-horse race this time.
看起来这次总统竞选是一边倒。 OPP be wide open ●a one-horse ˈtown (informal) a small, boring town where nothing happens 偏僻沉闷的小镇◆The President likes to remind people that he grew up in a small one-horse town in the Midwest.
总统总是喜欢提醒大家他来自一个偏僻沉闷的中西部小镇。 |