| [/huːf; huf/] n (pl ~s or hooves [/huːvz; huvz/]) 用法:
1 horny part of the foot of a horse, an ox or a deer （马、 牛、 或鹿的）蹄. =>illus at horse 见 horse 插图. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) on the `hoof (of cattle) alive （指牛）活的:
bought on the hoof and then slaughtered 买活牛然後宰杀. hoof 2
v (idm 习语) `hoof it (sl 俚) go on foot 步行:
The last bus had gone so we had to hoof it home. 末班公共汽车已经开走了, 我们只好走回家. |