1 a horse pill 大藥丸，大型丸劑。

This is not a horse pill. This is your pain pill which doctor prescribed1.

這不是大藥片。這就是大夫給你開(kāi)的止疼藥。

2 a horse laugh 狂笑，譏笑，不信賴的笑。

At the end of the joke she gave a horse laugh that could be heard a street away.

在那個(gè)笑話結(jié)束時(shí)，她發(fā)出一陣狂笑，隔著一條街都能聽(tīng)到。

3 a horse of a different color 完全是另一回事。

Taking the exam is one thing but passing it is a horse of a different color.

考試是一回事；通過(guò)考試又是另一回事。

4 be on ones high horse 趾高氣揚(yáng)，藐視別人。

Since Bob was elected president of the club, hes been up on his high horse.

自從鮑勃當(dāng)選為會(huì)所主席以來(lái)，他就趾高氣揚(yáng)起來(lái)了。

5 beat a dead horse 徒勞無(wú)益，白費(fèi)口舌。

I hate to beat a dead horse, but it is very important that you understand this before you leave.

我不想畫(huà)蛇添足，但你離開(kāi)以前需要知道這個(gè)。