Prance



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.昂首阔步
• ［英］ v.昂首阔步 ( move about proudly and confidently)
• ［例］ He pranced out of the room in a dudgeon. ( 他怒气冲冲昂首阔步走出房间)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (pranced; prancing)

• Etymology: Middle English prauncen
• Date: 14th century
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
  • 2. to ride on a prancing horse
  • 3. to walk or move in a spirited manner ; strut; also to dance about
• transitive verb
  • to cause (a horse) to prance
• ? prancer noun

II. noun

• Date: 1751
• an act or instance of prancing; specifically a prancing movement

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