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单词 bronco
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Definition of bronco in English:

bronco

nounPlural broncos ˈbrɒŋkəʊˈbrɑŋkoʊ
  • A wild or half-tamed horse of the western US.

    (美国西部地区的)野马;半驯化的马

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Among the better-known artists, Essenhigh came across especially strongly with a screenprint that abstracts two bucking broncos into a design motif.
    • Caroline used to ride wild broncos on the local rodeo circuit.
    • Bucking broncos, buffalo and cowboys are all a part of the landscape in Jackson Hole, Wyo., a town which has preserved the feeling of the American ‘Wild West.’
    • Swing boats, carousels, inflatable sumo wrestlers and rodeo-style bucking broncos are among a host of rides booked.
    • Dusty eased onto the bronco, who shied as soon as he felt weight on him.
    • After eight years of bull riding, Maurer switched to bareback bronco riding.
    • Though heavily saddled with cliché, Pure Mule exhibits at least some of the commendably defiant instincts of a bucking bronco.
    • And those with a bit of daring can scramble up a climbing wall, ride a bucking bronco, fight it out on the pole or even joust.
    • Dusting off her chinks she picked up her cowboy hat and ran from the bucking bronco that was turning back and running at her.
    • Hübbe gamboled gamely, swinging his leg up and over as if mounting a horse in preparation for pirouettes, or bounding in leaps as if he were riding a bronco.
    • Ben watches in horror as Flynn smashes holes in a horse box and turns into a bucking bronco when they try to put a saddle on him.
    • Almost every day, rain or shine, my sisters and I could go out on our ponies, with only the sister on the bucking bronco wearing a crash hat.
    • Neil Webb, 90th MDG emergency medical technician, looked up with a grin of disbelief, as a bronco bucked and narrowly missed crushing a downed contestant's foot.
    • ‘It's good to be back to regular work,’ Chess commented as Ira crossed the fence to try his hand at the bronco.
    • And how has being injured affected his approach to riding bulls and broncos?
    • His back still hurts from an incident with a bucking bronco, but he treats it by doing yoga.
    • The horse was small, but it was sturdy, and it suddenly started bucking and plunging in a manner that would have done a bronco proud.
    • I usually rode broncos but that day I decided to try bull ridin’ for a second time.
    • Bungee walking, a bouncy castle and a bucking bronco provided colourful entertainment for youngsters, while a car-boot sale attracted some of their parents.
    • Peck bears down and learns to ride the bucking broncos and out-cowboy the tough cowboys before finally settling with Heston.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Spanish, literally 'rough, rude'.

Definition of bronco in US English:

bronco

nounˈbräNGkōˈbrɑŋkoʊ
  • A wild or half-tamed horse of the western US.

    (美国西部地区的)野马;半驯化的马

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Bungee walking, a bouncy castle and a bucking bronco provided colourful entertainment for youngsters, while a car-boot sale attracted some of their parents.
    • Caroline used to ride wild broncos on the local rodeo circuit.
    • And those with a bit of daring can scramble up a climbing wall, ride a bucking bronco, fight it out on the pole or even joust.
    • ‘It's good to be back to regular work,’ Chess commented as Ira crossed the fence to try his hand at the bronco.
    • Dusting off her chinks she picked up her cowboy hat and ran from the bucking bronco that was turning back and running at her.
    • His back still hurts from an incident with a bucking bronco, but he treats it by doing yoga.
    • Bucking broncos, buffalo and cowboys are all a part of the landscape in Jackson Hole, Wyo., a town which has preserved the feeling of the American ‘Wild West.’
    • Almost every day, rain or shine, my sisters and I could go out on our ponies, with only the sister on the bucking bronco wearing a crash hat.
    • And how has being injured affected his approach to riding bulls and broncos?
    • Though heavily saddled with cliché, Pure Mule exhibits at least some of the commendably defiant instincts of a bucking bronco.
    • Ben watches in horror as Flynn smashes holes in a horse box and turns into a bucking bronco when they try to put a saddle on him.
    • After eight years of bull riding, Maurer switched to bareback bronco riding.
    • I usually rode broncos but that day I decided to try bull ridin’ for a second time.
    • Swing boats, carousels, inflatable sumo wrestlers and rodeo-style bucking broncos are among a host of rides booked.
    • Among the better-known artists, Essenhigh came across especially strongly with a screenprint that abstracts two bucking broncos into a design motif.
    • Dusty eased onto the bronco, who shied as soon as he felt weight on him.
    • Hübbe gamboled gamely, swinging his leg up and over as if mounting a horse in preparation for pirouettes, or bounding in leaps as if he were riding a bronco.
    • The horse was small, but it was sturdy, and it suddenly started bucking and plunging in a manner that would have done a bronco proud.
    • Neil Webb, 90th MDG emergency medical technician, looked up with a grin of disbelief, as a bronco bucked and narrowly missed crushing a downed contestant's foot.
    • Peck bears down and learns to ride the bucking broncos and out-cowboy the tough cowboys before finally settling with Heston.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Spanish, literally ‘rough, rude’.

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