trot
verb
noun
trɒt verb
1 if a horse trots, it moves fairly quickly with each front leg moving at the same time as the opposite back leg 〔马〕疾走,小跑; I
2 if a person or animal trots, they run fairly slowly, taking short regular steps 碎步急行; 慢跑 I always + adv/prep
She came trotting down the steps from the library.
她从图书馆出来,小跑着下台阶。
3 to walk or go somewhere, especially fairly quickly [非正式] 〔尤指较快地〕走,去 I always + adv/prep | informal
He trotted off and came back a couple of minutes later, holding a parcel.
他跑掉了,几分钟以后又拿着一个包裹回来了。
noun
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HORSE
马
a. the movement of a horse at trotting speed b. a ride on a horse at trotting speed 骑马小跑 singular 单数 C
Our horses slowed to a trot.
我们的马减速慢跑。
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on the trot
a. one directly following another b. busy doing something 忙忙碌碌,马不停蹄地忙; BrE informal
The class has been cancelled three weeks on the trot now.
到现在,这门课程已连续三周被取消。
I’ve been on the trot all day.
我一整天都在忙个不停。
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SLOW RUN
慢跑
a fairly slow way of running in which you take short regular steps 慢跑,小步跑 singular 单数
She broke into a trot (=started running slowly) and hurried on ahead of us.
她突然小跑起来,在我们前头匆忙赶路。
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STUDENTS’ ANSWERS
学生的答案
a book of notes or answers used by students, especially to cheat in tests [美] 〔学生用来作弊的〕笔记,答案; C | AmE
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the trots
DIARRHOEA [非正式] 腹泻,拉稀 informal