| 释义 |
ˈquick-step, v.
[f. the n.]
1. intr. To march in quick time; also quasi-trans. and fig.
1906Daily Chron. 27 Aug. 4/4 They quick-step it up and down the asphalted front at Hythe. 1961Time 28 Apr. 22/2 The G.O.P. majority quick-stepped behind his program. 1964G. McDonald Running Scared vi. 78 The streets were filled with people..all slim and quick-stepping. 1975New Yorker 17 Feb. 101/1 Lightning Mandate, who won a division of the recent Malibu, was right behind him, and these two probably quickstepped themselves out of the money.
2. To dance the quick-step.
1935C. Day Lewis Time to Dance 32 For no silver posh plane was their pigeon, no dandy dancer quick-stepping through heaven.
Hence ˈquick-stepping ppl. a.
1908Daily Chron. 1 Oct. 7/3 The quick-stepping figure in white flannels glanced around at the click of the latch. 1936C. Day Lewis Friendly Tree i. 14 Her gait was delicate, quick-stepping. |