scamper

🇬🇧 UK/'skæmpә/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To run quickly and lightly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.

蹦蹦跳跳地跑;轻快地奔跑

n.

A quick, light run.

轻快的奔跑

🧩 Root Breakdown

scamperother
=scamper

Common Collocations

  • 1.scamper away跑开,溜走
  • 2.scamper across跑过,穿过
  • 3.scamper off赶紧跑掉
  • 4.[scamper about]到处乱跑

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The little mice scampered across the kitchen floor and disappeared behind the cabinet.

  • 2.

    Children scampered through the park, laughing and chasing each other.

  • 3.

    The puppy scampered toward its owner the moment it heard the front door open.

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