| 词汇 | workhorse |
| 释义 | workhorse noun[ C ] (alsowork horse)uk /ˈwɜːk.hɔːs/ us /ˈwɝːk.hɔːrs/ a person who does a lot of work, especially of a type that is necessary but not interesting: 吃苦耐劳的人；埋头苦干的人 a willing/reliable workhorse甘愿挑重担的人／可靠的老黄牛 She's a work horse - you have to be on top of things when you work with her. a machine that operates without failing for long periods, although it might not be very interesting or exciting: 经久耐用的机器 The steam engine was the workhorse of the Industrial Revolution.蒸汽机是工业革命中经久耐用的重负荷机器。 In the convoy were heavy equipment transporters - 48-wheeled Army work horses designed to carry tanks. a member of a sports team who always does a lot of hard work to help the team: He is the squad's main workhorse. She was the workhorse of the 2012 Games who won more medals than anyone on her team. He is a work horse with a great approach to the game. (alsowork horse) a large horse that is used for doing heavy work, such as pulling a cart(= a vehicle used for carrying goods) or a plough(= a large farming tool with blades that digs the soil in fields so that seeds can be planted): The two horses were workhorses - they could pull a great deal of weight when they pulled logs out of the forest, but they were slow. She grew up around work horses in the Midwest. Compare carthorse working horse Workers in general a man/woman of actionidiom anti-labour beaver cheap labour contract worker cutter labour labour force labour market machinist manpower relay salaryman skeleton staff slogger staff the shop floor workforce working group working party You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Machines - general words Competitors & participants in sports & games Horses & similar animals Animal farming - general words workhorse | Business Englishworkhorse noun[ C ] uk /ˈwɜːkhɔːs/us a machine, piece of equipment, or vehicle that you can trust to work well and that you can use to do a lot of work: The company has begun to look at how its workhorse, the 737, may develop in the future. informal someone who works very hard or who works very long hours Examples of workhorseworkhorse Bacillus subtilis and its relatives : molecular biological workhorses. We shall certainly continue to argue for a standard that ensures improvements in future designs, especially the workhorse medium-sized aircraft. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A workhorse priced at under $2,000 it doesn't look as though every penny was pinched out of it, but retains a chic look. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is known for being a quality time trialist, a classics specialist, and being a workhorse for his teammates that have general classification aspirations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was known as a workhorse and completed 388 of his 471 starts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The ship was well armed for her size, but was primarily a workhorse for the overseas fleet. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bronicas were workhorse cameras for wedding and portrait photographers for many years. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is described as a midfield workhorse with attacking and defensive qualities. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Such a demanding schedule made him a workhorse. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They became very popular among professional photographers, especially photojournalists who demanded high-performance, large-aperture lenses for available-light work and a workhorse. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The overlapping generations model is now a workhorse in modern macroeconomics and monetary economics. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The aircraft was built as a workhorse intended for use as a passenger or cargo aircraft. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In image processing, closing is, together with opening, the basic workhorse of morphological noise removal. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Despite these perceived shortcomings, low-tension cable barrier, until recently, was arguably the workhorse of the industry. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Introduced in 1992, the car was now wholly available for purchase, and commercial demand quickly capitalised on it as a workhorse. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of workhorse These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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