a type of small horse 小型马；矮马 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wild
- polo
- pit
- …
- ride
- lead
- groom
- …
- whinny
- canter
- gallop
- …
- club
- ride
- riding
- …
- a pony and trap
- (British English, slang)
£25 25 英镑 see also one-trick pony
Word Originmid 17th cent.: probably from French poulenet ‘small foal’, diminutive of poulain, from late Latin pullanus, from Latin pullus ‘young animal’.
Idioms
a dog and pony show
- (North American English, informal, disapproving)
an event that is planned only in order to impress people so that they will support or buy something （为公关或促销而举行的）造势活动 the dog and pony show of his visits to the war zone 他参观战区的狗展 a dog and pony show to sell the idea to investors 向投资者推销这一想法的“狗和小马秀”
(on) Shanks’s pony
- (British English, informal)
walking, rather than travelling by car, bus, etc. 步行；徒步 ‘How did you get here?’ ‘Shanks’s pony!’ “你是怎么到这里的，”。“香克斯的小马，”。