prance
美[præns] 英[prɑːns]
v. 腾跃;欢跃;昂首阔步
n. (马)后足立地腾跃;昂首阔步
英英释义
Noun- a proud stiff pompous gait
Verb- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others;
"He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
- spring forward on the hind legs;
"The young horse was prancing in the meadow"
- cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
- ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward
例句
用作动词(v.)- The children were prancing about with delight.孩子们高兴得蹦蹦跳跳。
- Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen.珍妮弗阿姨的老虎们腾跃屏风。
- The little girl pranced about the room in her new clothes.小女孩穿著新衣在屋里雀跃。
- That cheeky new secretary just pranced up to me and asked if I worked here!那个冒失的新秘书兴冲冲地蹦跳到我跟前,问我是否在这里工作。
- Peacocks prance and strut upon the stage.而孔雀却在台上昂首表演。