one-horse

英 [wʌn hɔːs]

美 [wʌn hɔːrs]

adj.  (城镇)极小的，闭塞落后的; (比赛)一骑绝尘的，胜负分明的

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （城镇）极小的，穷乡僻壤的，闭塞落后的
  If someone describes a town as aone-horsetown, they mean it is very small, dull, and old-fashioned.
  1. Would you want to live in a small, one-horse town for your whole life?
     你想在一个闭塞落后的小镇上过一辈子吗？
• ADJ （比赛）胜负分明的
  If a contest is described as aone-horserace, it is thought that one person or thing will obviously win it.
  1. He described the referendum as a one-horse race...
     他称这次全民公决是一场胜负分明的比赛。
  2. Last season looked to be a one-horse race for much of the time, with the reigning champions coasting to an 11-point lead.
     上一赛季大部分时间都毫无悬念，卫冕冠军轻而易举便取得了11分的领先优势。

英英释义

adj

• small and remote and insignificant
  1. a jerkwater college
  2. passed a series of poky little one-horse towns
  Synonym:jerkwaterpokeypoky

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