Hoof



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. ( 牛马的) 蹄
• ［英］ n. ( 牛马的) 蹄 ( the entire foot of ungulate animals)
• ［记］ 比较记忆: hood ( 帽兜) , hook ( 挂钩) , hoop ( 环, 圈)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun (plural hooves; also hoofs)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hōf; akin to Old High German huof hoof, Sanskrit ?apha
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the digits of an ungulate mammal and that corresponds to a nail or claw
• 2. a hoofed foot especially of a horse

II. verb

• Date: 1641
• transitive verb
  • 1. walk <hoofed it to the lecture hall>
  • 2. kick, trample
• intransitive verb
  • to move on the feet; especially dance

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