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复数:steeds
noun
a horse used or trained for riding : a spirited horse A 14th-century silk scroll elegantly depicts an elite … warrior brandishing a sword from his steed.—Smithsonian Think of him [Napoléon Bonaparte] in [Jacques-Louis] David's portrait astride a fiery steed while he points his lance at the Alps.—Letitia Grierson In front of a corral of horses, we meet our designated wranglers, who match us up with a user-friendly steed.—Roberta Grant—sometimes used figuratively for something (such as a bicycle or an automobile) being likened to a horse… an offseason of building new cars or getting their trusty old steed out of the barn … came down to this one moment. Race time.—Mark KaneOnce on your faithful steed, you can cycle pretty much anywhere alongside Amsterdam's famous canals …—Helen Coffey
The act opens with a princess on a white steed prancing about the ring.—Howard G. Chua-Eoan
中古英语 stede,源自古英语 steda "种马,公马",源自原始日耳曼语 *stodjon(也源自古诺尔斯语 stoð),与古英语 stod(参见 stud(n.2))具有相同的日耳曼语根。在中古英语中,指的是"一匹伟大的马"(与 palfrey 区分),"一匹精神饱满的战马"。自16世纪以来已经过时,除了在诗歌、修辞或幽默的语言中。
Middle English stede, from Old English stēda stallion; akin to Old English stōd stud — more at stud
The first known use of steed was before the 12th century
steep1 of 3adjective
having a very sharp slope : almost straight up-and-down
being or characterized by a very rapid decline or increase
too great or high
steep prices
steep2 of 3noun
a sharply sloping place
steep3 of 3verb
to soak in liquid (as for drawing out a flavor) at a temperature under the boiling point
steep tea
to undergo the process of soaking in a liquid
to fill with or involve deeply
steeped in learning
steep1 of 3adjective
having a very sharp slope : almost straight up-and-down
being or characterized by a very rapid decline or increase
too great or high
steep prices
steep2 of 3noun
a sharply sloping place
steep3 of 3verb
to soak in liquid (as for drawing out a flavor) at a temperature under the boiling point
steep tea
to undergo the process of soaking in a liquid
to fill with or involve deeply
steeped in learning
steelyardnoun
a balance on which something to be weighed is hung from the shorter arm of a lever and is balanced by a weight that slides along the longer arm which is marked with a scale
steelyadjective
made of steel
resembling steel (as in hardness or color)
a steely gaze
steel1 of 3noun
commercial iron that contains carbon in any amount up to about 1.7 percent as a necessary part
an article (as a sword) made of steel
a hard cold quality
answered with steel in her voice
steel2 of 3verb
to fill with courage or determination
steel3 of 3adjective
made of or like steel
of or relating to the production of steel
steel1 of 3noun
commercial iron that contains carbon in any amount up to about 1.7 percent as a necessary part
an article (as a sword) made of steel
a hard cold quality
answered with steel in her voice
steel2 of 3verb
to fill with courage or determination
steel3 of 3adjective
made of or like steel
of or relating to the production of steel
steelyadjective
made of steel
resembling steel (as in hardness or color)
a steely gaze
steelheadnoun
a rainbow trout that migrates to the sea to mature and returns to rivers to breed called alsosteelhead trout
steel1 of 3noun
commercial iron that contains carbon in any amount up to about 1.7 percent as a necessary part
an article (as a sword) made of steel
a hard cold quality
answered with steel in her voice
steel2 of 3verb
to fill with courage or determination
steel3 of 3adjective
made of or like steel
of or relating to the production of steel
steednoun
horse entry 1 sense 1aespecially: a lively horse
1 The Horned King turned with her, and as they crashed through the underbrush and past the first rows of trees, the antlered giant drew closer until both steeds galloped side by side.
2 Lock the stable before you lose the steed.
骏马怕丢,锁上马厩。
3 ‘Many riders on swift steeds are coming towards us!’
4 High above the clouds, an angel rides her precious steed, accompanied by her entourage of butterflies.
在高空的云彩之上,天使乘坐她珍贵的独角兽,蝴蝶作为随员陪同。
5 It touched down on the road next to Jason and took the form of a horse—a misty steed with lightning flickering through its body.
6 With astonishing speed and skill they checked their steeds, wheeled, and came charging round.
7 Carefully, they lifted Adaon from his steed and carried him to a hillock.
8 Poseidon’s Steed: The Story of Seahorses, from Myth to Reality. By Helen Scales.
海神波塞冬的战马:海马的故事,从神话到现实
9 The steed grabbed his master's belt in his teeth, carried him to shelter and then went to fetch the doctor.
马咬住主人的腰带,把他拖到一个避身之处,然后去找医生。
10 When we reached the entrance of the castle, I pulled back on my “reins” and brought my “steed” to a halt.
11 But he curbed it, I think, as a resolute rider would curb a rearing steed.
12 “Your honor is your own,” Taran answered coldly, “and so is your steed. What stone is in your shoe, Prince of Pen-Llarcau?”
13 With the passage of time, minivans with bumper stickers and Hyundai Sonatas eclipsed trusty ole steeds.
14 Also he gave each of his guests a gallant steed, to enable them to reach quickly the Etruscan Army and enlist their help.
15 We see master and slave alike, confounded at the celerity and ineluctability of our approach, calling warnings— messengers sent on horseback, riding no faster than our progress, posting along ridges, bent close upon their steeds.
16 We gathered the bags and mounted our steeds.
17 "That way, mighty steed! Yonder lies the East!"
18 Lock the stable door before the steed is stolen.
马未偷走前,厩门先锁上。
19 Only the steed and equestrian's close coordination, can win competition's champion.
只有骏马和骑手的密切配合,才能取得比赛的冠军。
20 In less than a second Salmakia had spun away and leapt off the branch, directly onto the back of her electric blue steed and up into the air.
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