canter

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n. 慢跑, 流浪汉 vi. 慢跑 vt. 使慢跑

发音

AU /ˈkæn.tə/
其它
UK /ˈkæn.tə/
CA /ˈkæn.tɚ/
US /ˈkæn.tɚ/
CA /ˈkɛən.tɚ/
US /ˈkɛən.tɚ/

词形变化

canters 复数 cantered cantering canters 三单 canters cantering 现在分词 cantered 过去式 cantered 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four-legged animals.

  2. 2.

    A ride on a horse at such speed.

  3. 1.

    One who cants or whines; a beggar.

  4. 2.

    One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.

v.
  1. 1.

    To move at such pace.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To cause to move at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

lope

上位词 1

gait
动词

上位词 3

sit ride pace

相关短语

in a canter at a canter

词源

Short for Canterbury pace, from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury.

来源：wiktionary