workhorse
英[ˈwɜ:khɔ:s]
美[ˈwɜrkhɔrs]
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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役马;耕马
A workhorse is a horse which is used to do a job, for example to pull a plough.
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吃苦耐劳的人;老黄牛;重负荷机器
If you describe a person or a machine as a workhorse, you mean that they can be relied upon to do a large amount of work, especially work that is dull or routine.
例句
...the Wellington bomber, the great workhorse of the war...
在战争中立下汗马功劳的威灵顿轰炸机
My husband never even looked at me. I was just a workhorse bringing up three children.
我丈夫甚至从不看我一眼。我只是个任苦任劳养育3个孩子的机器。
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