| 释义 |
gallop /galˈəp/ intransitive verb- To go at a gallop
- To ride a galloping animal
- To move very fast
transitive verb To cause to gallop noun- The fastest pace of a horse, etc, at each stride of which all four feet are off the ground
- A ride at a gallop
- A fast pace (figurative)
- A track for galloping or exercising horses
ORIGIN: OFr galoper, galop; prob Gmc; cf wallop gallˈoper noun - Someone who, or that which, gallops
- An aide-de-camp (old military)
- (esp in pl) a fairground merry-go-round with wooden horses that rise and fall in imitation of galloping
gallˈoping adjective - Proceeding at a gallop
- Advancing rapidly, as in galloping consumption (figurative)
galloping inflation noun Hyperinflation Canterbury gallop A moderate gallop of a horse (see canter) |