(pl. hoofs或hooves)
- the horny part of the foot of an ungulate animal, especially a horse（有蹄动物, 尤指马的）蹄：
there was a clatter of hoofs as a rider came up to them.
当一位骑手向他们骑来时, 传来马蹄的得得声。
with obj. informal <非正式>
1
- kick (a ball) powerfully用力踢（球）。
2
hoof it
go on foot步行。
2.1
- dance跳舞：
we hoof it reasonably fancily, and no one guffaws.
我们跳得得体花哨, 没有人哄笑。
短语
on the hoof
1
- (of livestock) not yet slaughtered（牲畜）未被宰杀的, 活的。
2
- informal without great thought or preparation〈非正式〉未经深思熟虑的, 没有准备的, 草率的：
policy was made on the hoof.
政策草草地制定了。
派生词
hoofed
adjective词源
Old English hōf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoef and German Huf.