canter

英 [ˈkæntə(r)]

美 [ˈkæntər]

n.  (马的)慢跑，小跑; 骑马慢跑
v.  慢跑; 使马慢跑

过去式：cantered　现在分词：cantering　过去分词：cantered　复数：canters　第三人称单数：cants　

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牛津词典

noun

• （马的）慢跑，小跑；骑马慢跑
  a movement of a horse at a speed that is fairly fast but not very fast; a ride on a horse moving at this speed
  1. She set off at a canter.
     她骑着马慢跑出发。

verb

• 慢跑；使马慢跑
  to move or make a horse move at a canter
  1. We cantered along the beach.
     我们骑着马沿海滩慢跑。

柯林斯词典

• VERB (马)小跑,慢跑
  When a horsecanters, it moves at a speed that is slower than a gallop but faster than a trot.
  1. The competitors cantered into the arena to conclude the closing ceremony.
     选手们慢跑进入竞技场,为闭幕式画上了句号。
  2. Canteris also a noun.
     
  3. Carnac set off at a canter.
     卡纳克小跑着出发了。

英英释义

noun

• a smooth three-beat gait
  Synonym:lope

verb

• ride at a canter
  1. The men cantered away
• ride at a cantering pace
  1. He cantered the horse across the meadow
• go at a canter, of horses

双语例句

• The canter, always with light, cadenced and regular strides, should be moved into without hesitation.
  跑步应当轻松、有节奏而且规律，运步毫不犹豫。
• The horse won the race at a canter.
  在第三轮比赛中，这匹马轻易获胜。
• He slowed his horse to a canter. I rushed at him at full speed.
  他放慢马速使之慢跑。我以全速向他跑去。
• They urged the horses to a canter and thundered along the dusky road in fine style.
  他们催着马一溜小跑，神气十足地在昏暗的路上蹄声隆隆而去。
• Cadence is shown in trot and canter, and is the result of the proper harmony that a horse shows when it moves with well-marked regularity, impulsion and balance.
  在快步与跑步时展现好的节奏，那是规律运动、前进气势与平衡等和谐展现的结果。
• Urge a pony into a canter, up a slope
  驱策小马慢跑、上斜坡
• The group, as if on signal, slowed to a canter along what I later dis-cerned to be well-established deer trails that served the denizens of the woods.
  这群人像是收到信号似的放慢脚步，在一条小径上小跑而行，我后来发现这是一条开辟好了的鹿道，供森林里的居民们使用。
• The canter is united, light and balanced.
  跑步时是一致的、轻快的、平衡的。
• She leaps in one bound onto her pony's back for a speedy canter around the ring
  她纵身一跃骑上了马背，绕着场地策马慢跑。
• To prevent possible damage to the larger drawer or the work canter itself, make sure drawer is in the locked position before attempting to move this unit.
  为了防止可能的损坏，抽屉或大工作本身慢跑，确保抽屉锁定位置是在试图推动这一单位英寸。