warhorse

Word family adjectivewarlikewarfaringnounwarlikenesswarbirdwar chestwar crimewar crywar dancewardogwarfarewarfarerwar gamewarheadwarhorsewarlordwarmanwar memorialwarmongerwarmongeringwar of attritionwar paintwarpathwarplanewarshipwartimewar widowwarwolfwar

Related topics: Military

war·horse /ˈwɔːhɔːs $ ˈwɔːrhɔːrs/ noun [countableC]

1. informalPMPGO a soldier or politician who has been in their job a long time, and enjoys dealing with all the difficulties involved in it 沙场老将〔指资历深、喜欢挑战的军人或政治家〕

2. HBAPMa horse used in battle 军马，战马

Examples from the Corpus

warhorse• It really was a magnificent creature, more of a warhorse than an everyday hack.• Profiles for the crew and warhorses have also been included for convenience.• An old warhorse for a new air force.• Nevertheless, Kenneth Branagh has saddled up the old warhorse and given it new colours.• The warhorses are assumed to be slain or incapacitated, but any surviving crew may continue to fight on foot.• The warhorses have their own attacks and these are resolved in the normal way.

单词	warhorse
释义	warhorse Word family adjectivewarlikewarfaringnounwarlikenesswarbirdwar chestwar crimewar crywar dancewardogwarfarewarfarerwar gamewarheadwarhorsewarlordwarmanwar memorialwarmongerwarmongeringwar of attritionwar paintwarpathwarplanewarshipwartimewar widowwarwolfwar Related topics: Military war·horse /ˈwɔːhɔːs $ ˈwɔːrhɔːrs/ noun [countableC] 1. informalPMPGO a soldier or politician who has been in their job a long time, and enjoys dealing with all the difficulties involved in it 沙场老将〔指资历深、喜欢挑战的军人或政治家〕 2. HBAPMa horse used in battle 军马，战马 Examples from the Corpus warhorse• It really was a magnificent creature, more of a warhorse than an everyday hack.• Profiles for the crew and warhorses have also been included for convenience.• An old warhorse for a new air force.• Nevertheless, Kenneth Branagh has saddled up the old warhorse and given it new colours.• The warhorses are assumed to be slain or incapacitated, but any surviving crew may continue to fight on foot.• The warhorses have their own attacks and these are resolved in the normal way.
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