prance

B2 大学 FREQ #34775

n. (马)腾跃, 昂首阔步 vi. 腾跃, 昂首阔步 vt. 使腾跃

发音

CA /pɹæn(t)s/
US /pɹæn(t)s/
UK /pɹɑːn(t)s/

词形变化

prances 复数 prances pranced prances 三单 prancing prancing 现在分词 pranced 过去式 pranced 过去分词

别名

praunce

教材释义与例句

名词

昂首阔步；（马）后足立地腾跃

动词

使腾跃

动词

腾跃；昂首阔步；欢跃

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    A prancing movement.

v.
  1. 1.

    To spring forward on the hind legs.

    腾跃

  2. 2.

    To strut about in a showy manner.

    非正式 比喻

    John's daughter was prancing about the sitting room, practicing for her school dance.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

swagger strut

上位词 1

gait
动词

同义词 6

cock swagger strut ruffle sashay tittup

上位词 7

go move sit walk ride travel locomote

词源

From Middle English prancen, prauncen (“to prance”, literally “to show off”), variant of Middle English pranken (“to prank”), thus probably from the same ultimate root as prank. Cognate with Bavarian prangezen, prangssen (“to put on airs”), Alemannic German pranzen (“to strut”).

来源：wiktionary