英:['pəʊsth'ɔ:s]
美:['poʊsth'ɔs]
英:['pəʊsth'ɔ:s]
美:['poʊsth'ɔs]
noun
a horse for use especially by couriers or mail carriers
noun
a horse for use especially by couriers or mail carriers
"驿马",指供邮递员使用或出租给旅行者在客栈、驿站或其他场所饲养的马,始见于1520年代,源自 post(n.3)“通过中继从一个地方到另一个地方的通信”和 horse(n.)。
post >entry 3
The first known use of post-horse was in 1527
1 This carriage can post prom London to Bath in only two days!
这辆四轮马车用驿马拉只用两天就可以从伦敦赶到巴斯!
2 Whipping his horse on,he reached the finishing post just ahead of the other riders.
他快马加鞭,正好赶在其他骑手的前面到达终点。
3 A lame cat is better than a swift horse when rats infest the palace.
宫殿有鼠患,瘸猫比快马强。
1 驿马