workhorse
A horse used primarily for manual laborA horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft/draught horse.
» Tom is a silent workhorse.
Том – рабочая лошадка.
Значение
значений: 2A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft/draught horse.
Arbeitspferd
тя́гловая ло́шадьtjáglovaja lóšadʹ, ломова́я ло́шадьlomovája lóšadʹ
a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor
(шире, переносно)A person or piece of equipment that performs a lot of work, especially one heavily relied upon to perform consistently and regularly.
Those old machines are not very glamorous, but even 20 years after their introduction, they are still the workhorses of the industry.
Arbeitstier
ломова́я ло́шадьlomovája lóšadʹ, стаха́новецstaxánovec
Примеры
предложений: 2Tom is a silent workhorse.
Том – рабочая лошадка.
He's a typical workhorse.
deEr ist ein typisches Arbeitstier.
Переводы
языков: 5По значениям 2
По значениям 2
Происхождение
From Middle English werkehorse, equivalent to work + horse.From Middle English werkehorse, equivalent to work + horse.
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