cavort

vi. 腾跃

发音

UK /kəˈvɔːt/
CA /kəˈvɔɹt/
US /kəˈvɔɹt/
AU /kəˈvoːt/
NZ /kəˈvoːt/

词形变化

cavorted cavorteth cavorting cavorts 三单 cavorts cavorting 现在分词 cavorted 过去式 cavorted 过去分词

别名

cavault

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To prance, frolic, gambol.

  2. 2.

    To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously.

    嫐

    撕罗

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To engage in extravagant pursuits, especially of a sexual nature.

    非正式

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

sport lark frisk frolic romp skylark disport gambol lark about rollick

上位词 1

play

词源

Originated in the United States in 1793, as cauvaut, applying to horses, probably from the colloquial intensifying prefix ca-/ka- + vault (“jump, leap”); later generalized. Early sources connect it to cavault, a term for a certain demeanor of horses. Alternatively, a variation of curvet.

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