thoroughbred
[ˈθɜ:roʊbred]
n.
纯种的动物(尤指马);
受过严格训练的人,有教养的人;
adj.
纯种的,良种的;
受过严格训练的,有教养的;
第一流的,优秀的;
例句:
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He never handled a gun like a thoroughbred sportsman.
来自M. E. Braddon
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The dog is a real thoroughbred.
这条狗是真正的纯种狗.
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She was riding a thoroughbred horse.
她骑着一匹纯种马.
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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.
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This museum is a tone poem to thoroughbred racing.
来自WSJ
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Nor could you get a Thoroughbred horse into the Kentucky Derby.
来自FORBES