a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
Adjective:
having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
双语例句
1. The dog is a real thoroughbred.
这条狗是真正的纯种狗.
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2. She was riding a thoroughbred horse.
她骑着一匹纯种马.
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3. Breeders of thoroughbred animals perpetuate genetic disorders to keep pedigrees pure.
纯种家畜的养育者们为了保持纯正的动物血统无休止地制造遗传上的混乱现象.
来自辞典例句
4. Mr Dolphus Raymond lurched by on his thoroughbred.
多尔佛斯·雷蒙德先生骑着他的纯种马晃晃悠悠地过去了.
来自辞典例句
5. Therefore discipline yourself as a horse - dealer trains a thoroughbred.
好好地锻炼自己,就像马贩**纯种好马一样.
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用作名词 (n.)
Therefore discipline yourself as a horse-dealer trains a thoroughbred. 好好地锻炼自己，就像马贩调教纯种好马一样。
用作形容词 (adj.)
He's a thoroughbred boxer with an outstanding pedigree. 他是只纯种拳师狗,有优秀血统。
They normally produce about ten-thousand thoroughbred foals each year. 他们每年出产大约1万只良种马驹。
No matter how much you disagree with your kin, if you are a thoroughbred you will not discuss their shortcomings with the neighbors. 不管你对家里人有多不满,如果你是一个受过教养的人,你就不会在邻居面前谈论家人的是非。
