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词汇 gallop
释义 gallop
verb
uk /ˈɡæl.əp/ us /ˈɡæl.əp/
[ 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: (马)飞跑,疾驰;(人)骑马奔驰
We galloped through the woods.我们骑马从林中飞驰而过。
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canterverb
trotnoun(RUN)
[ Iusually+ adv/prep ]informal
to move or act quickly: 急速移动;快速行动
It is the height of folly and a tragic waste to gallop into war.仓促发动战争是极其愚蠢的行为,是一种可悲的浪费。
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Moving quickly

Phrasal verb


gallop through something
gallop
noun[ S ]
uk /ˈɡæl.əp/ us /ˈɡæl.əp/

gallopnoun[S] (RUN)


the fast run or speed of a horse when it is galloping, or an act of galloping: (马)奔驰
break into a gallopAt the sound of gunfire the horse suddenly broke into a gallop.枪声一响,那匹马突然飞奔起来。
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Animal (non-human) behaviour
accidental
apex predator
beg
behave
behaviour
behavioural science
claw
fawn
gambol
groom
homing
housebroken
migrate
monogamous
monogamously
monogamy
murmuration
nocturnal
ravening
scent

gallopnoun[S] (SPEED)


a fast speed: 高速度
at a gallopWe had to complete the work at a gallop (= very quickly).我们不得不快马加鞭将工作赶完。
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in the twinkling of an eyeidiom
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lickety-split
light speed
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spread like wildfireidiom
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Speed of motion

gallop | American Dictionary


gallop
verb[ I/T ]
us/ˈɡæl·əp/
(of a horse) to run fast so that all four feet come off the ground together in each act of forward movement

gallop


noun[ C ]us/ˈɡæl·əp/
The horse suddenly broke into a gallop.

Examples of gallop


gallop
However, the figurative, or programmatic, music of the previous century tried to bring into the concert all stylised birds, storms and galloping horses.
As the day gallops forth over the horizon, the entire harrowing experience starts anew.
Because it skips over the suppressed diatonic notes, the melody gallops quickly along the octave.
A gap opened in the ranks and the horses galloped in.
Their earnings, although in some cases supplemented by payments in kind, failed to keep pace with galloping food prices.
Occasionally a distant thudding is heard but, if too far away, one has to be equipped with binoculars to see a group of horsemen galloping through the sea spray.
The physical, visual and aural rhythmic experience of a horse galloping connected with music functions as a bodily metaphor for understanding how the rhythmic pattern feels and what it means.
Combining these models we believe that the optimal gait will still be walking for low speeds and galloping for higher speeds, with the bound, pace and trot being energy inefficient.
The ventricular rate was 150/min with gallop rhythm, the venous pressure 11 cm and the liver was enlarged and pulsatile.
Physical examination revealed tachypnea, tachycardia, gallop rhythm, systolic murmur maximum at the right upper sternal border, and barely felt bilateral femoral pulses.
The second sound was single, and an accentuated third sound was audible with a gallop rhythm.
With respect to technology, there seems to be no reason to assume that the present gallop will slow down.
Demand was galloping away; output was left at the post.
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Investment allowances have been galloping along and covering a wider and wider area.
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The only time that the cart is put before the horse is when the horse is suffering from galloping gastric dysentery.
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