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prance

/prans, prahns/US // præns, prɑns //UK // (prɑːns) //

跳跃,跳跃运动,跳跃性,跳跃式

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    pranced, pranc·ing.

    • : to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
    • : to ride on a horse doing this.
    • : to ride gaily, proudly, or insolently.
    • : to move or go in an elated manner; cavort.
    • : to dance or move in a lively or spirited manner; caper.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    pranced, pranc·ing.

    • : to cause to prance.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of prancing; a prancing movement.

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Examples

  • Last July, for the first time in nearly a decade, Joanna Rohrback discovered that she could prance once more.

  • The horses are splendid animals; with dilated nostrils, and necks proudly arched, they seem to prance to the music of the flutes.

  • They had not been out of the stable for several days and were inclined to dance and prance.

  • The forge was mute, the fire extinguished, the prance of horses and the bustle of men in a moment ceased.

  • Here the newcomer flourished clinched fists and began to prance.

  • The newcomer continued to prance alarmingly and to wield his arms as if against an invisible opponent.

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