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单词 gallop
释义 gallop

gallop /ˈɡæl.əp/

noun [S] (RUN)
F0 the fast run or speed of a horse when it is galloping, or an act of galloping: » At the sound of gunfire the horse suddenly broke into a gallop.Thesaurus+: ↑Animal (non-human) behaviour
noun [S] (SPEED)
F0 a fast speed: » We had to complete the work at a gallop (= very quickly).Thesaurus+: ↑Fast and rapid , ↑Short in timeThesaurus+: ↑Speed of motion
verb ↑Verb Endings for gallop
1
F0 [I or T] (of a horse) to run fast so that all four feet come off the ground together in each act of forward movement, or (of a person) to ride a horse that is running in this way:
» We galloped through the woods. COMPARE CANTER(Cf. ↑canter), TROT(Cf. ↑trot) noun (RUN)Thesaurus+: ↑Animal (non-human) behaviour
2
F0 [I usually + adv/prep] INFORMAL to move or act quickly:
» It is the height of folly and a tragic waste to gallop into war.Thesaurus+: ↑Moving quickly
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