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prance praiseworthy

prance
[英] [præns] [美] [præns] 生词本

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  • 易混淆的单词：Prance  

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1. VERB 大摇大摆地行走；神气活现地行走 If someone prances around, they walk or move around with exaggerated movements, usually because they want people to look at them and admire them. 

  • He was horrified at the thought of his son prancing about on a stage in tights.

    一想到儿子身穿紧身衣在舞台上神气活现地走来走去，他就感到震惊。

2. VERB （马）腾跃，奔驰 When a horse prances, it moves with quick, high steps. 

  • Their horses pranced and whinnied.

    他们的马奔腾着、嘶鸣着。

  • ...as the carriage horses pranced through the bustling thoroughfares.

    当几匹马拉着车在熙熙攘攘的大道上疾驰而过时

  • ...a prancing light-footed mare named Princess.

    一匹脚步轻盈地疾跑着的名叫“公主”的母马

Noun

1. a proud stiff pompous gait

Verb

1. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others;

  • "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"

2. spring foward on the hind legs;

  • "The young horse was prancing in the meadow"

3. cause (a horse) to bound spring forward

4. ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward