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hackney
UK
/ˈhæknɪ/
US
/ˈhæknɪ/
Traduzioni
hackneys
pl
UK
/ˈhæknɪ/
US
/ˈhæknɪ/
He hired a hackney to take him across the city.
Он нанял наёмный экипаж, чтобы добраться через город.
The hackney was well-trained and perfect for beginners.
Лошадь для верховой езды была хорошо обучена и идеально подходила для начинающих.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
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.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
Used attributively, chiefly archaic/dated, to denote a vehicle or horse available for public hire; also figuratively ‘common’ or ‘ordinary’.
Definizioni
The hackney was well-suited for pulling the carriage through the city streets.
They decided to take a hackney to the theater instead of walking.
He was considered a hackney, churning out novels that lacked creativity.
The writer was careful not to hackney the phrase by using it too often in his novel.
They hailed a hackney cab outside the station.