Prance
[prɑːns] or [præns]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward.
(verb.) cause (a horse) to bound spring forward.
(verb.) spring forward on the hind legs; 'The young horse was prancing in the meadow'.
简錄入--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. i.) To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle.
(v. i.) To ride on a prancing horse; to ride in an ostentatious manner.
(v. i.) To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with warlike parade.
伊莱錄入
解釋/意思:
v.i. to strut about in a showy or warlike manner: to ride showily: to bound gaily as a horse.—adj. Pranc′ing riding showily: springing or bounding gaily.—n. the action of a horse in rearing bounding &c.—adv. Pranc′ingly.
編輯:沃尔夫冈
例句/造句/用法:
- Don't go prancing and capering about! 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- One day, as he went prancing down a quiet street, he saw at the window of a ruinous castle the lovely face. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- A week afterwards, she came prancing towards her husband, and made him a low curtsey: 'I am right, and you are wrong, most noble Captain. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- We see Jack Thriftless prancing in the park, or darting in his brougham down Pall Mall: we eat his dinners served on his miraculous plate. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- And this young rocking-horse was being trained in her mother's art of prancing in a stately manner without ever getting on. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Gentlemen on splendid prancing horses came up and smiled and talked with her. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Sit down, you dancing, prancing, shambling, scrambling poll-parrot! 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- With unearthly howls and shrieks, a l'Indien, he pranced about the room, incidentally giving Edison a scare that made him jump up from his work. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- He pranced off to engage the lodgings with all the impetuosity of love. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- And so, at last they came to the library, where she clapped her hands and pranced, as she always did when especially delighted. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Meg and Beth were frightened, but Jo clapped and pranced, and I sat on the fence and drew you. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
校對:梅勒妮