one-horse
英 [wʌn hɔːs]
美 [wʌn hɔːrs]
adj. (城镇)极小的,闭塞落后的; (比赛)一骑绝尘的,胜负分明的
柯林斯词典
- ADJ (城镇)极小的,穷乡僻壤的,闭塞落后的
If someone describes a town as aone-horsetown, they mean it is very small, dull, and old-fashioned.- Would you want to live in a small, one-horse town for your whole life?
你想在一个闭塞落后的小镇上过一辈子吗?
- Would you want to live in a small, one-horse town for your whole life?
- ADJ (比赛)胜负分明的
If a contest is described as aone-horserace, it is thought that one person or thing will obviously win it.- He described the referendum as a one-horse race...
他称这次全民公决是一场胜负分明的比赛。 - Last season looked to be a one-horse race for much of the time, with the reigning champions coasting to an 11-point lead.
上一赛季大部分时间都毫无悬念,卫冕冠军轻而易举便取得了11分的领先优势。
- He described the referendum as a one-horse race...
英英释义
adj
- small and remote and insignificant
- a jerkwater college
- passed a series of poky little one-horse towns
双语例句
- The city was a gray, drab, one-horse town where the main means of transportation was the bicycle.
那时这个城市是一个灰色、乏味、设施简陋的城市,主要交通工具是自行车。 - The championship is looking increasingly lide a one-horse race.
谁是冠军得主看来越来越明朗了。 - But the two things are as different as an automobile and a one-horse shay.
不过,这两者之间的区别就像汽车与单马轻便马车的区别一样明显。 - A covered one-horse carriage with two seats. a covered wagon
马车一种有篷的由一匹马拉的双座马车 - A little one-horse town miles from anywhere.
一座偏僻的小镇。 - In a one-horse open sleigh.
“只马无蓬”的雪橇。 - A low one-horse box sleigh.
一种低的一马拉的象箱子形状的雪橇。 - In a one-horse open sleigh! hey!
在一匹马拉的无蓬雪橇中!嘿! - An open two-wheeled one-horse vehicle formerly widely used in Ireland.
起初广泛应用于爱尔兰的开口的双轮的单马拉的车。 - The might of CAA notwithstanding, Hollywood is no longer a one-horse town and there are plenty of options for both up-and-coming actors and established A-listers seeking representation.
尽管创新艺人经纪公司实力强大,但好莱坞已不再是单调乏味的小镇,无论是崭露头角的演员还是功成名就的大腕,在寻找代理方面都有充分的选择。