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马是人类最早驯养的动物之一，英语中有不少与horse有关的习语。小编整理了一些horse相关习语的用法和例句，有兴趣的来看看吧! 1. A dark horse 黑马，实力难以预测的竞争者或出人意料的获胜者 We never expected that he would be the champion in the race. He was such a dark horse! 我们从未预料到他会成为比赛中的冠军。他真是一匹黑马! 2. Closing the stable door after the horse has bolted 失马锁厩，形容为时已晚 Introducing tighter security measures after the break in seems to me like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted. 在被破门而入之后再引进更牢固的安全措施，在我看来为时已晚。 3. A horse of another color/a horse of a different color 另当别论，完全另外一回事 Taking the exam is one thing but passing it is a horse of a different color. 参加考试是一回事，通过考试又是另一回事。 4. Beat/flog a dead horse 在已经发生的事上浪费时间，做无用功 Do you think It's worth me writing to a few more recruitment agencies, or am I just beating a dead horse? | 
