| 복합형태: |
| 영어 | 한국어 |
beat a dead horse,
flog a dead horse v expr | figurative (pursue a hopeless cause) | 다 끝난 문제를 논하다 |
| I tried to convince him to come with us, but felt that I was beating a dead horse. |
| dark horse n | figurative (secretive person) (사람) | 다크호스, 복병 명 |
| You're such a dark horse! - you never told me you'd got married. |
| dark horse n | figurative (little known political candidate) (정치: 잘 알려지지 않음) | 다크호스 명 |
| At first Obama was something of a dark horse, but he went on to win the election! |
| 처음에 오바마는 다크호스 같았지만 그는 결국 당선됐다! |
| dark horse n | (little-known racehorse) (경주마) | 다크호스 명 |
| Nobody bet on the dark horse, who went on to place first. |
| groomer n | (person who tends horses' coats) | 말 관리사, 마필 관리사 명 |
| The groomer cleaned and brushed the horse. |
| horse race n | (competition for horses) | 경마 명 |
| Brenda is watching a horse race on TV. |
| horse race n | US, figurative (close competition) | 번역할 수 없음 |
| horse riding n | (activity: riding on a horse) | 승마 |
| I love horse riding but it makes my muscles ache afterwards. |
| 난 승마를 사랑하지만 하고 난 후 근육에 통증이 느껴진다. |
horsefly,
horse fly n | (large flying insect) | 말파리 명 |
| Tom was having a nice day until a horsefly bit his arm. |
horseracing,
horse racing n | (race between horses) | 경마 명 |
| Eddie enjoys watching horseracing, but he never places bets. |
| pack horse n | (horse used for carrying) | 짐을 나르는 말 명 |
| There is too much equipment for one pack horse to carry. |
racehorse,
race horse n | (horse that competes in races) | 경주마 명 |
| That racehorse has never lost. |
| rocking horse n | (riding toy) | 흔들목마 |
| Charlie keeps falling off the rocking horse we bought him. |
seahorse,
sea horse n | (small horse-like fish) | 해마 명 |
| Some seahorses are no bigger than your finger. |
| shire horse n | (large working horse) | 복마 명 |
| Work on the farms formerly depended on shire horses. |
