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词汇 steed
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Definition of steed in English:

steed

noun stiːdstid
archaic, literary
  • A horse being ridden or available for riding.

    〈古或诗/文〉马,坐骑

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Jockeys were usually wealthy men who at first owned their horses, and rode naked on bareback steeds.
    • Suddenly a king and his army galloped into town, mounted on powerful steeds.
    • Three suitors had kissed it, mounted their red roan steeds and ridden away.
    • The contest, as portrayed in the film, is a centuries-old annual event restricted to the best Bedouin horsemen and the finest Arabian steeds.
    • There, I was introduced to his fellow members of the hunt, resplendent in their finery on top of their steeds, and I got my first inkling of why hunting generates such hatred among its opponents.

Origin

Old English stēda 'stallion'; related to stud2.

Rhymes

accede, bead, Bede, bleed, breed, cede, concede, creed, deed, Eid, exceed, feed, Gide, God speed, greed, he'd, heed, impede, interbreed, intercede, Jamshid, knead, lead, mead, Mede, meed, misdeed, mislead, misread, need, plead, proceed, read, rede, reed, Reid, retrocede, screed, secede, seed, she'd, speed, stampede, succeed, supersede, Swede, tweed, weak-kneed, we'd, weed

Definition of steed in US English:

steed

nounstidstēd
literary, archaic
  • A horse being ridden or available for riding.

    〈古或诗/文〉马,坐骑

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There, I was introduced to his fellow members of the hunt, resplendent in their finery on top of their steeds, and I got my first inkling of why hunting generates such hatred among its opponents.
    • The contest, as portrayed in the film, is a centuries-old annual event restricted to the best Bedouin horsemen and the finest Arabian steeds.
    • Jockeys were usually wealthy men who at first owned their horses, and rode naked on bareback steeds.
    • Three suitors had kissed it, mounted their red roan steeds and ridden away.
    • Suddenly a king and his army galloped into town, mounted on powerful steeds.

Origin

Old English stēda ‘stallion’; related to stud.

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