hoof
n (pl ~s or hooves )
1 horny part of the foot of a horse, an ox or a deer (马、 牛、 或鹿的)蹄. =>illus at horse 见 horse 插图.
2 (idm 习语) on the `hoof (of cattle) alive (指牛)活的
bought on the hoof and then slaughtered 买活牛然後宰杀. hoof, v (idm 习语) `hoof it (sl 俚) go on foot 步行
The last bus had gone so we had to hoof it home. 末班公共汽车已经开走了, 我们只好走回家.