| 词汇 | clip-clop |
| 释义 | clip-clop noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˈklɪp.klɒp/ us /ˈklɪp.klɑːp/ a sound like that of horses' hoofs (= the hard part on the bottom of a horse's foot) on a hard surface: （马蹄的）嘚嘚声 clip-clop ofthe clip-clop of horses coming up the road马儿沿路跑来的嘚嘚马蹄声 Animal (non-human) sounds baa barky bleat buzzy caterwauling chatter cockcrow coo hee-haw honk miaow moo peep purr quack squeak trill trumpet warble whinny clip-clop verb[ I ] uk /ˈklɪp.klɒp/ us /ˈklɪp.klɑːp/ to make a sound like that of horses' hoofs (= the hard part on the bottom of a horse's foot) on a hard surface: We heard horses clip-clopping along the road. We clip-clopped along the quiet country road. Horse-drawn buggies clip-clop through simple country scenes. Her muscles ripple as her cycling shoes clip-clop on the floor. Farmers on horseback clip-clop unhurriedly by. Animal (non-human) sounds baa barky bleat buzzy caterwauling chatter cockcrow coo hee-haw honk miaow moo peep purr quack squeak trill trumpet warble whinny Examples of clip-clopclip-clop The clip-clop of horses' hooves today may evoke flowing silk dresses and frock coats, carriages and a genteel way of life that has disappeared. The clip-clop of horses hooves fifty years ago was striking, as was the rattle of iron tyres on cobbles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Furthermore, when outside they must wear a form of wooden sandals called "geta" that make a distinctive clip-clop sound as one walks in them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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