词汇 | sauntering |
释义 | sauntering present participle ofsaunter saunter verb[ Iusually+ adv/prep ] uk /ˈsɔːn.tər/ us /ˈsɑːn.t̬ɚ/ to walk in a slow and relaxed way, often in no particular direction: 闲逛,漫步 He sauntered by, looking very pleased with himself.他悠闲漫步,怡然自得。 Synonyms amble moseyinformal stroll Moving gently on foot amble blow circulate dumbwalking flâneur gently mincing mincingly mooch mosey pad paseo plod potter promenade stroll stroller tippy tiptoe wander Examples of saunteringsauntering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The women, obviously happy to be together, would chatter enthusiastically, sauntering slowly in large groups to their classrooms. Troponyms are subordinate verbs describing specific actions, that is, sauntering is a specific way of walking, whereas hypernyms are superordinate verbs. He will loiter in the restaurant next door, sauntering out as the spirit moves him during the afternoon to have his bets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I invite him to join me in sauntering along it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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