| 单词 | gallop |
| 释义 | gallop (once / 290 pages) nv A gallop is a horse's fastest gait, a full-on run. A loud noise might cause a trotting horse to panic and break into a gallop. Any four-legged animal can run at a gallop, although the word most often describes horses and ponies. To run this way is also to gallop: "I watched the horses gallop around the track." You can even use the word to emphasize a person's fast and heavy gait: "My little brother has to gallop around the house a few times before he'll go to bed." WORD FAMILYgallop: galloped, galloping, gallopped, gallopping, gallops USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s obvious in the galloping swiftness of her feet and her apparent ease in keeping up with her two supremely accomplished colleagues. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Venezuela faces a severe economic crisis that includes galloping inflation and shortages of food, medicine and other goods. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) The man died after stepping into the path of a galloping horse during a race in honour of the girl's 15th birthday. BBC(Dec 27, 2016) 1n a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously Hyper gait a horse's manner of moving 2v cause to move at full gallop Did you gallop the horse just now? Syn|Hyper extend ride, sit sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions 3v ride at a galloping pace He was galloping down the road Hyper ride horseback ride on horseback 4v go at galloping speed The horse was galloping along Hyper pace go at a pace |
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