单词 | carthorse |
例句 | Her winning poem, "Clothes that escaped the Great War", tells of the plodding carthorse who would take boys away to war, and then return, later, with just their clothes. First world war poem wins National Poetry Competition 2013 2013-03-27T20:29:01Z David is playing with El Rey the carthorse, while Simon is having unsatisfactory sex with a woman named Ana. The Childhood of Jesus by JM Coetzee – digested read 2013-03-10T20:00:01Z There is a view among observers that Liverpool’s current team contains world-class talent in goal, defence and attack, but that their midfield is made up of carthorses who basically run around a lot. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z Jamelia says her dancing is "the family joke" and despite Carol's belief she is like a carthorse on the dancefloor Jamelia believes the standard of dancing this year is pretty good. Strictly stars reveal hopes, fears and leotard struggles - BBC News 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Matching them against D-Wave’s machine is, then, a bit like racing a carthorse against a thoroughbred. Quantum computing: Faster, slower—or both at once? 2013-05-16T14:59:50Z Away trotted the two huge carthorses, the harness merrily jingling and the waggon jolting. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z With what Mary got by her spinning and plain work, and Edmund by leading of carthorses, going on errands, etc., and with little Peggy and Anne's earnings, the family contrived to live comfortably. The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z Though I never doubted his commitment, he's always seemed a bit of a carthorse - slow, ponderous and often caught in possession. On song: Newcastle's Kevin Nolan 2010-04-17T21:48:00Z I was as much under the yoke as any carthorse, but the latter is not allowed to starve, because its value would be gone. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. III. Nothing will make them move faster—like whipping a carthorse into a gallop; it soon dies away in the old jog-trot. The Hills and the Vale Chertsey's main street is wide and bright, and at its side lies a pond through which the carthorses go plunging. Highways and Byways in Surrey He's a player, and as ugly as an old mangy carthorse. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810 He soon has his whip in hand again and now he is hauling his team of six, the six big carthorses of his dreams, out of that rut. Child Life In Town And Country 1909 He was as big as a carthorse, as graceful as a dray and as meek as a missionary. At Good Old Siwash These big carthorses and these little children are great friends. A Horse Book A trout would not wobble and tug in that sullen, carthorse manner. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler There is another Shetland pony in one of the neighbouring paddocks, but she is dark brown in colour, and, with her long-flowing mane and tail, looks like a miniature carthorse. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly His thoughts dwell on wagons stogged in the mire and big carthorses hauling at the collar at his voice and under his lash. Child Life In Town And Country 1909 Meaning that she loved him as she had learned to love the sea-elephants, or as she would have loved a great carthorse that had stood between her and danger, or a huge dog. The Beach of Dreams A little boy was riding into Cloom farmyard astride a big carthorse, whistling and beating time with a toy switch upon its irresponsive flanks. Secret Bread There was a fair show—splendid big carthorses and good cobs and ponies—here and there a nice saddle-horse. Chateau and Country Life in France An old carthorse and a young courser go ill in harness together. William of Germany Some short time afterwards a carthorse was found in the fields stabbed in several places, though, fortunately, not severely. Hodge and His Masters She had never seen a sea lion, but this dream—one looked something like a lion and something like a sea elephant and something like Raft—with a touch of a carthorse. The Beach of Dreams That's right; we've got you safe enough, and they are English ropes, strong enough to pull a carthorse out of a bear pit. A Countess from Canada A Story of Life in the Backwoods There was a concussion, and the black horse came staggering sideways, and the carthorse pushed beside it. The War of the Worlds Below in the wide, shallow pools, all the stock had taken refuge—carthorses and cows, sheep and pigs, all huddled together, wild-eyed and panting, but safe. Back to Billabong The strength of the carthorse has to be husbanded carefully, and the labour performed must be adjusted to it and to the food, i.e. fuel, consumed. Hodge and His Masters And he would show her the reaping machines at work, and the great carthorses, and the prize bullocks in their stalls at the Manor Farm. Anne Severn and the Fieldings Thus the puppies of the greyhound and bull-dog are much more nearly alike in their proportions than the grown-up dogs, and in like manner the foals of the carthorse and racehorse than the adult individuals. The Antiquity of Man It is the difference between a skittish gelding and a tame carthorse. The Story of Electricity The carthorse characteristics that show his lack of talent are these: his outlook is narrow and sharply limited by his specialty; outside his special branch he is simple as a child. The Wife, and other stories He stands about the stable door, watching the harnessing of the great carthorses, which are, from the very first, the object of his intense admiration. Hodge and His Masters |
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