
好词典

源自古英语 'colt',原意即指年轻的马,与古诺斯语 'kultr'(小牛)同源。
❶ 指未满四岁的年轻公马,尤其是指尚未被阉割的雄性马驹。常用于描述赛马或农场中的年轻马匹。
“The farmer is training a young colt for next year's races.”
(农夫正在训练一匹小公马,准备参加明年的比赛。)
“The colt pranced around the field, full of energy.”
(那匹小公马在田野里欢快地跳跃,充满活力。)
❶ 有时也用来比喻年轻、缺乏经验的男性,带有稚嫩或未经世事的含义。
“He's just a colt in the business world, still learning the ropes.”
(他在商界还是个新手,仍在学习基本规则。)
“The team recruited several colts straight out of college.”
(团队招募了几名刚从大学毕业的年轻新手。)
colt's tooth — 字面意思是“小马的牙齿”,实际指人上了年纪后长出的新牙,或比喻老年人保持的年轻心态。
“At seventy, he still has a colt's tooth for adventure.”
(七十岁的他仍保持着对冒险的年轻心态。)