hackney

UK
/ˈhæknɪ/
US
/ˈhæknɪ/

Traductions

hackneynoun
hackneys
pl
UK
/ˈhæknɪ/
US
/ˈhæknɪ/
наёмный экипаж
He hired a hackney to take him across the city.
Он нанял наёмный экипаж, чтобы добраться через город.
лошадь для верховой езды
The hackney was well-trained and perfect for beginners.
Лошадь для верховой езды была хорошо обучена и идеально подходила для начинающих.
Traductions supplémentaires
лошадь для проката
hackneyverb
hackneyed
Past Simple
hackneyed
Past Participle
hackneying
Gerund
UK
/ˈhækni/
US
/ˈhækni/
The writer was criticized for hackneying the same themes in all his books.
Писателя критиковали за то, что он затаскивает одни и те же темы во всех своих книгах.
He tends to hackney his jokes by repeating them too often.
Он склонен изнашивать свои шутки, повторяя их слишком часто.
Traductions supplémentaires
hackneyadjective
Used attributively, chiefly archaic/dated, to denote a vehicle or horse available for public hire; also figuratively ‘common’ or ‘ordinary’.

Définitions

hackneynoun
A horse or pony of a light breed with a high-stepping trot, used in harness.
The hackney was well-suited for pulling the carriage through the city streets.
A horse-drawn vehicle kept for hire.
They decided to take a hackney to the theater instead of walking.
A person who writes to earn money, especially a writer who produces dull or unoriginal work.
He was considered a hackney, churning out novels that lacked creativity.
hackneyverb
To make something banal or trite by frequent use.
The writer was careful not to hackney the phrase by using it too often in his novel.
hackneyadjective
Designating a horse, carriage, cab, or similar conveyance that is kept for public hire; by extension, ordinary or commonplace.
They hailed a hackney cab outside the station.