hoof
n.(名词)
【复数】 hoofs 或 hooves [hôvz, hôvz]
The horny sheath covering the toes or lower part of the foot of a mammal of the orders Perissodactyla and Artiodactyla, such as a horse, an ox, or a deer.
蹄:覆盖奇蹄目或偶蹄目哺乳动物脚趾或足下部的角质鞘,如马,牛或鹿
The foot of such an animal, especially a horse.
蹄:这种哺乳动物的脚,尤指马
Slang The human foot.
【俚语】 人脚
v.(动词)
hoofed,hoof.ing,hoofs
v.tr.(及物动词)
To trample with the hoofs.
以蹄踩,践踏
Slang To walk:
【俚语】 行走:
例句:
We hoofed it the whole ten blocks.
我们步行了全部十个街区
v.intr.Slang (不及物动词)【俚语】
To dance, especially as a professional entertainer.
跳舞,尤指作为职业表演者
To go on foot; walk.
步行,行走
<习惯用语>on the hoof
Not yet butchered; alive. Used especially of cattle:
尚未屠宰的,活着的:尚未屠宰的;活着的。尤指用于牛、羊等牲畜:
例句:
beef on the hoof.
尚未屠宰的牛
来源:
Middle English hof
中古英语 hof
from Old English hôf
源自 古英语 hôf