horse-racing

horse-racing — noun

1. a competitive activity in which trained riders guide horses at high speed around

1.名詞B1
釋義

a competitive activity in which trained riders guide horses at high speed around a track, commonly organized for prize money and gambling

例句

Naoko's uncle lost a lot of money betting on horse-racing last year.

collocation: bet on horse-racing

Horse-racing has been a popular spectator sport in Britain for hundreds of years.

同義詞
  • the turf

    formal or literary term for horse racing as a sport or business, common in British English

  • racing

    shorter, more general term that can also refer to other types of racing; context usually clarifies

用法筆記

Commonly used with 'bet on' or 'go' (e.g., go horse-racing). The industry sense often appears in phrases like 'horse-racing industry' or 'horse-racing business.'

常見錯誤

❌I went to the horse-racing' (as a countable event).
✅I went to the horse race' or 'I went horse-racing.
💡'Horse-racing' is uncountable when referring to the sport; use 'a horse race' for a single event.

2. a contest in which horses with riders race each other along a set course, watche

2.名詞B1
釋義

a contest in which horses with riders race each other along a set course, watched by crowds as a sporting spectacle

例句

The Cheltenham Festival is one of the most famous horse-racing meetings in the world.

collocation: horse-racing meeting / festival

Asher had never been to a horse-racing track and was amazed by the horses' speed.

同義詞
  • horse race

    concrete term for one specific race event, where horse-racing is the sport as a whole

  • race meeting

    British term for a series of horse races held at one track over one or more days

用法筆記

This sense focuses on the event or contest itself. Distinguish from sense 1 (COMPETITIVE SPORT), which refers to the broader sport and business. A specific instance is often 'a horse race' or 'a race meeting,' not 'a horse-racing.'

常見錯誤

❌We went to a horse-racing yesterday.
✅We went to a horse race yesterday.
💡'Horse-racing' is generally uncountable; use 'a horse race' or 'a race meeting' for individual events.