horseshoe
/ˈhɔːsʃuː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɔːrʃʃuː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhȯrs-ˌshü ˈhȯrsh-/ (ame, mw)
horseshoe — 名詞
- horseshoesingular
- horseshoesplural
1. A curved metal plate fastened to the bottom part of a horse's foot, protecting t
馬蹄鐵
釘在馬蹄底部的U形金屬片
A curved metal plate fastened to the bottom part of a horse's foot, protecting the hoof from wear when the animal walks or runs on hard roads or tracks.
The farrier nailed a new horseshoe onto the horse's left front hoof before the ride.
釘蹄師在那匹馬的左前蹄上釘了一塊新的馬蹄鐵，準備應付長途騎乘。
farrier + nailed + hoof: the fitting process
Ada found a horseshoe in the barn and hung it over the door for luck.
Ada 在穀倉裡找到一塊舊馬蹄鐵，把它掛在門上當作好運的象徵。
collocation: find a horseshoe; lucky charm tradition
A loose horseshoe can cause a horse to go lame if not replaced in time.
馬蹄鐵如果鬆脫卻沒有及時更換，可能會讓馬匹因此跛行。
The blacksmith hammered a glowing iron bar into a horseshoe on the anvil.
鐵匠在鐵砧上把一條燒得通紅的鐵棒敲打成馬蹄鐵的形狀。
- hoof shoe
less common technical term used by farriers and veterinarians
文法句型
a horseshoe + verb (falls off / needs replacing)
verb + a horseshoe (fit / nail / find / lose)
用法筆記
A farrier is a trained specialist who fits and nails horseshoes. Horseshoes are widely regarded as lucky charms in many cultures and are often hung above doorways with the open end facing up so the luck does not 'run out'.
常見錯誤
2. An outdoor game in which players take turns throwing horseshoes at a metal rod f
擲蹄鐵
將馬蹄鐵擲向目標棒的戶外遊戲
An outdoor game in which players take turns throwing horseshoes at a metal rod fixed in the ground, aiming to land the shoe around the rod or as close to it as possible to score points.
On summer afternoons, Christopher and his uncle would play horseshoes in the backyard for hours.
每到夏天的午後，Christopher 和叔叔都會在後院玩擲馬蹄鐵，一玩就是好幾個小時。
Hoa pitched the horseshoe and it landed right around the rod — a perfect ringer.
Hoa 擲出馬蹄鐵，它正好落在鐵桿周圍——這種完美的擲法叫做「環套」。
collocation: pitch / throw a horseshoe; ringer = perfect throw
The county fair had a horseshoe tournament, and Constanza signed up with her father.
那場郡博覽會舉辦了擲馬蹄鐵比賽，Constanza 和父親一起報名參加。
Sivan learned to pitch horseshoes at camp and quickly became the group's best player.
Sivan 在夏令營學會了擲馬蹄鐵，很快就成為小組裡最厲害的選手。
文法句型
play + horseshoes
a horseshoe + tournament / match / game
用法筆記
In American English the game is almost always referred to in the plural form: 'play horseshoes' (treated as a singular activity). A throw that wraps around the rod is called a 'ringer' and is the highest-scoring throw.
常見錯誤
3. Something that has a curved, U-shaped form like a horseshoe — for example, a val
U形物
形狀像馬蹄鐵的彎曲物體
Something that has a curved, U-shaped form like a horseshoe — for example, a valley, a bend in a road or river, or seating arranged in a half-circle.
The river wound through a horseshoe-shaped valley flanked by steep cliffs on both sides.
河流蜿蜒流經一個馬蹄形山谷，兩側都是陡峭的懸崖。
geography: horseshoe-shaped valley / horseshoe valley
Faisal put the chairs in a horseshoe around the table so all saw the presenter.
Faisal 把椅子排成馬蹄形圍繞會議桌，讓每個人都能清楚看到簡報者。
arrangement: in a horseshoe around [something]
From the airplane, Aoi could see the horseshoe bend of the Mississippi River gleaming below.
Aoi 從飛機上可以看見下方密西西比河的馬蹄形彎道在陽光下閃閃發光。
The hotel lobby had a large horseshoe-shaped sofa where guests could sit and chat.
飯店大廳有一張大型馬蹄形沙發，讓客人可以在晚餐前坐下來聊天。
文法句型
horseshoe-shaped + noun
horseshoe + noun (valley / bend / table)
a horseshoe of + noun
用法筆記
This sense often appears in geography (horseshoe valley, horseshoe bend) and in descriptions of seating or furniture layouts (horseshoe formation, horseshoe table). The word can be used as an attributive noun before another noun or as part of the compound adjective 'horseshoe-shaped'.