canter

🇬🇧 UK/'kæntә/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

n.

A smooth, three-beat gait of a horse, faster than a trot but slower than a gallop.

(马的)慢跑步,缓跑

v.

To move or ride at a canter.

(使马)慢跑

🧩 Root Breakdown

Eponym
canterother
=canter

Common Collocations

  • 1.canter gait慢速奔跑步态
  • 2.easy canter轻松的慢速奔跑
  • 3.break into a canter开始慢速奔跑

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The horse began to canter as the rider urged it forward.

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