a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
Adjective:
having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
造句
用作名詞(n.)
Therefore discipline yourself as a horse-dealer trains a thoroughbred. 好好地鍛煉自己，就像馬販調(diào)教純種好馬一樣。
用作形容詞(adj.)
He\\\'s a thoroughbred boxer with an outstanding pedigree. 他是只純種拳師狗,有優(yōu)秀血統(tǒng)。
They normally produce about ten-thousand thoroughbred foals each year. 他們每年出產(chǎn)大約1萬只良種馬駒。
No matter how much you disagree with your kin, if you are a thoroughbred you will not discuss their shortcomings with the neighbors. 不管你對家里人有多不滿,如果你是一個受過教養(yǎng)的人,你就不會在鄰居面前談?wù)摷胰说氖欠恰?/li>
常用短語
Nothing can be conceived more hard than the heart of a thoroughbred metaphysician.
出自：Burke
He never handled a gun like a thoroughbred sportsman.