| 词汇 | hobbyhorse |
| 释义 | hobbyhorse noun[ C ] uk /ˈhɒb.i.hɔːs/ us /ˈhɑː.bi.hɔːrs/ hobbyhorsenoun[C] (TOY)a toy made from a long stick, with a shape like a horse's head at one end, that a child can pretend to ride（儿童当马骑的）马头杆，竹马 C Squared Studios/Photodisc/GettyImages Toys & dolls balloon beach ball bucket and spade chew toy cuddly toy doll's house fidget fidget spinner finger puppet marble marionette mud pie rag doll Russian doll slap bracelet slime snow globe sock puppet Soft Stuff stuffed animal hobbyhorsenoun[C] (SUBJECT)a subject that someone often talks about, usually for a long time: 反复提到的话题 get on your hobbyhorseDon't mention tax or Bernard'll get on his hobbyhorse again.别提税收，否则伯纳德又要反复唠叨这个话题了。 Continually thinking about absorb absorbed axe be devoured by somethingidiom be hung up on somethingidiom be wrapped up in something/someoneidiom brain devour fetishize fixate fixated fixation get into someone nag obsessive one-track mind overactive preoccupation preoccupied preoccupy Examples of hobbyhorsehobbyhorse Designed to mimic a real horse, the hobbyhorse was used for religious activities and civic occasions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When all is said and done, there is something limited about hobbyhorses. I hope that some hobbyhorses that are being ridden will not get anywhere, because then the report will remain balanced. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The first version of the report was used as a chance for them to get on their hobbyhorse and oppose nuclear energy. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I shall not ride or rein in any hobbyhorses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like to make just three brief points, the first of which is one of my hobbyhorses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The situation does, however, give me an opportunity to ride a couple of important hobbyhorses of my own. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Berghaus had been riding numerous hobbyhorses (terrain representation, isolines, scale indicators, map projections, etc.) without much success, but now he could finally put them to work with his pupils. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I want to conclude by dealing with what is admittedly a hobbyhorse of mine, but it is relevant to the debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now he is flogging the old liberal hobbyhorse of monopoly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am afraid this is a hobbyhorse of mine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I make no excuse for riding a hobbyhorse of mine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will not ride my particular hobbyhorse any longer, but we believe that the proposals which are made here are very much to be welcomed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall digress slightly to talk about a hobbyhorse of mine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not now coming back to my hobbyhorse of yesterday of recruiting, although this is getting near to it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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