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单词 canter
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
can•ter1 /ˈkæntɚ/USA pronunciation   n. 
    [countable]
  1. an easy gallop:The horses set off at a canter.

v. 
  1. to (cause to) ride at a canter: [no object]The horses cantered around the palace.[~ + object]The ceremonial guards cantered their horses.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
can•ter1  (kan′tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an easy gallop.

v.t., v.i. 
  1. to move or ride at a canter.
  • short for Canterbury to ride at a pace like that of Canterbury pilgrims 1745–55

cant•er2  (kan′tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who is much given to the use of cant.
  • cant1 + -er1 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
canter /ˈkæntə/ n
  1. an easy three-beat gait of horses, etc, between a trot and a gallop in speed
  2. at a canter ⇒ easily; without effort
 vb
  1. to move or cause to move at a canter
Etymology: 18th Century: short for Canterbury trot, the supposed pace at which pilgrims rode to Canterbury
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