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词汇 show-pony
释义 show pony
noun[ C ]
Australian Englishuk /ˈʃəʊ ˌpəʊ.ni/ us /ˈʃoʊ ˌpoʊ.ni/
a person who appears to perform well, but has no real ability作秀的人(某人似乎表演得好,但并无真实能力)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Inability and awkwardness
accident-prone
adorkable
all thumbsidiom
amateurish
amateurishly
fumbling
fumblingly
functional illiteracy
gauche
gauchely
inexpert
inexpertly
jack-of-all-trades
jack-of-all-trades, master of noneidiom
klutzy
uncoordinated
uneducable
unenterprising
unequal
ungainly

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show pony
There is not big money in these studs, unlike the thoroughbred and showpony world.
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It is no good saying that a showpony, if it wins at a show, fetches a big price.
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Originally bred to pull carriages, they are used today primarily as show ponies.
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This is not a place for show ponies, it's a time for carefully thought through strategic thinking.
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The term is used to refer to as show ponies, divided into classes based on height and type, hunter classes, side-saddle and in hand classes.
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