Hoof
[ hu:f ]
第2级
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n. （兽的）蹄，马蹄;〈俚〉（人的）脚;有蹄类动物;
v. 走，步行;以蹄踢（踏）;
📝 例句
resembling a hoof; especially having the horny texture of a hoof.
类似与蹄；尤指蹄上有角质鞘。
Suddenly he heard the quick, short click of a horse's hoof behind him.
突然间，他听见背后响起一阵急骤的马蹄的得得声。
show the cloven hoof [ foot ]
现原形，露马脚（旧时以为魔鬼的脚象牛羊那样是偶蹄的）
The city youngsters were seeing lambs on the hoof for the first time.
城里的小孩们第一次看到活的小羊。
show the cloven hoof
原形毕露
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“护符”:护身符→护身符是马蹄形的
※ 谐音“护肤”:护肤霜→护肤霜是用驴蹄子熬制的(不是驴皮熬的“阿胶”)
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
hoof
n (pl ~s or hooves )
1 horny part of the foot of a horse, an ox or a deer （马、 牛、 或鹿的）蹄. =>illus at horse 见 horse 插图.
2 (idm 习语) on the `hoof (of cattle) alive （指牛）活的
bought on the hoof and then slaughtered 买活牛然後宰杀. hoof, v (idm 习语) `hoof it (sl 俚) go on foot 步行
The last bus had gone so we had to hoof it home. 末班公共汽车已经开走了, 我们只好走回家.
🔁 扩展释义
*[hu:f]n. 蹄, (人的)脚vt. 以蹄踢, 行走, 步行vi. 走, 踢, 踏【医】 蹄相关词组: hoof it hoof out under the hoof
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or a taxi.
或者坐计程车。
He is very hard to handle.
他很难应付。
She was in the city to visit her daughter.
她住在农村。