thoroughbredKK [ˋθɝoˋbrɛd] /ˈθɝoʊˈbɹɛd/發音名詞1純種馬、純血馬The stable keeps a dozen thoroughbreds for major races.那間馬廄養了十幾匹純種馬，專門參加大型賽事。2純種動物She only breeds thoroughbreds, never mixed litters.她只培育純種動物，從不繁殖混血的一窩。3名門子弟、受過良好教養的人比喻In the boardroom he behaved like a real thoroughbred.在董事會裡，他的舉止像個道地的名門子弟。形容詞1純種的、良種的He arrived riding a thoroughbred mare from Kentucky.他騎著一匹來自肯塔基的純種母馬抵達。2訓練精良的、素質優異的比喻The team plays with thoroughbred discipline under pressure.這支球隊在壓力下展現出訓練精良的紀律。