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Chinese dictionary
n.metadark horse; unexpected winner; rival whose strength is unfathomable
这次竞选中,除了目前领先的候选人以外,还可能出现一两名黑马。
Apart from the front-runners, there may yet appear one or two dark horses in the election campaign.
他已拿下多项少儿赛事的冠军,成为少儿网球的一匹黑马。
He has already won a number of junior tournaments and has become a dark horse of junior tennis.
他在百米赛中击败卫冕冠军成为一匹黑马。
He came out as a dark horse in the 100-metre dash by beating the defending champion.
他骑在高大的黑马上。
He was riding on a large black horse.
她有几分像是黑马。
She's a bit of a dark horse.
Word usage
- common measure word"黑马" is often matched with measure word "匹".
一匹黑马
one dark horse