Gait



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.步法, 步态
• ［英］ n.步法, 步态 ( manner of walking or running)
• ［类］ gait : walk / parlance : speak ( 走路有步法 / 说话有说法)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English gait, gate gate, way
• Date: 1509
• 1. a manner of walking or moving on foot
• 2. a sequence of foot movements (as a walk, trot, pace, or canter) by which a horse or a dog moves forward
• 3. a manner or rate of movement or progress <the leisurely gait of summer>

II. verb

• Date: circa 1900
• transitive verb
  • 1. to train (a horse or a dog) to use a particular gait or set of gaits
  • 2. to lead (a show dog) before a judge to display carriage and movement
• intransitive verb
  • to walk with a particular gait

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