| 词汇 | beast-of-burden |
| 释义 | beast of burdenidiom literary an animal such as a donkey or an ox that is used to carry or pull things役畜（如驴、牛等） Horses & similar animals Arab Arabian beast bronco brood mare chestnut equine filly gelding hoof horse-drawn hunter mare palomino steed thoroughbred trotter working horse yearling zebra Elephants.—They are expensive and delicate, but excellent beasts of burden, in rainy tropical countries. Oxen require less tending than any other beasts of burden. She could hear him behind her panting like a tired beast of burden. To my astonishment, we met several trains of camels, and I learnt afterwards, that these animals were used as beasts of burden by the Kurds, as well as the Arabs. beast of burden | American Dictionarybeast of burden noun[ C ] us/ˈbist əv ˈbɜr·dən/ an animal used to perform work |
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