柯林斯詞典workhorse /?w??k?h??s/ (workhorses) 1. N-COUNT A workhorse is a horse which is used to do a job, for example, to pull a plow. 役馬; 耕馬2. N-COUNT 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. 喫苦耐勞的人[usu with supp] For years the Apple II had been the workhorse in schools across America. 過去很多年裡蘋果II一直是全美學(xué)校的主要電腦。 My husband never paid any attention to me. I was just a workhorse bringing up three children. 我丈夫從來不關(guān)懷我，我衹是一個(gè)養(yǎng)育了三個(gè)孩子的老媽子而已。 返回 workhorse劍橋詞典a person who does a lot of work , especially of a type that is necessary but not interesting 喫苦耐勞的人；埋頭苦乾的人 a willing /reliable workhorse 甘願(yuàn)挑重?fù)?dān)的人／可靠的老黃牛 a machine that operates without failing for long periods , although it might not be very interesting or exciting 經(jīng)久耐用的機(jī)器 The steam engine was the workhorse of the Industrial Revolution. 蒸汽機(jī)是工業(yè)革命中經(jīng)久耐用的重負(fù)荷機(jī)器。 返回 workhorse