gallop
gallop — 動詞
- galloppresent simple I / you / we / they
- gallopshe / she / it
- galloppedpast simple
- gallopedpast simple
- gallopping-ing form
- galloping-ing form
1. to run at top speed, like a horse when each stride lifts all its feet from the g
奔馳；策馬
馬以最快速度奔跑，或騎馬全速前進
to run at top speed, like a horse when each stride lifts all its feet from the ground. If you gallop a horse, you ride it in this fast way.
Ezra learned to gallop confidently across the open field after months of lessons.
Ezra 花了幾個月的課程，終於學會在寬闊的田野上自信地奔馳。
gallop across [open area]
The chestnut mare galloped wildly through the meadow toward the river below.
那匹栗色母馬瘋狂地奔馳過草地，朝下方的河邊跑去。
Alessia galloped her horse along the sandy beach every morning at sunrise.
Alessia 每天日出時都策馬沿著沙灘奔馳。
gallop + direct object (ride at gallop)
The horses galloped past the finish line while the crowd cheered loudly.
那群馬奔馳經過終點線，周圍的觀眾大聲歡呼。
- gallop across
- gallop through
- gallop toward
- gallop along
- gallop past
- gallop + direct object (horse / pony / mare)
文法句型
gallop (intransitive — horse moves at top speed)
gallop + noun (ride a horse at this speed)
用法筆記
As an intransitive verb the subject is usually a horse or other four-legged animal. As a transitive verb the subject is a rider and the direct object is the animal being ridden.
常見錯誤
2. to move, do something, or go somewhere very fast, especially when you are in a h
快進；衝刺
快速移動或匆忙做事
to move, do something, or go somewhere very fast, especially when you are in a hurry.
Feng galloped through his homework so he could go out and play football.
Feng 火速趕完作業，這樣他就能出去玩足球了。
gallop through [task] = do quickly
The runners galloped down the hill toward the waiting yellow school bus.
跑者們快速衝下小山丘，朝正在等候的黃色校車跑去。
Trang galloped through the report just minutes before the meeting started.
Trang 在會議開始前幾分鐘匆匆看完了那份報告。
gallop through [document] = read fast
Time seemed to gallop past as the children played in the sunny park.
孩子們在陽光普照的公園裡玩耍時，時間似乎飛快流逝。
- gallop through (homework / report / meal / speech)
- gallop past
- gallop along
- gallop down
文法句型
gallop through + noun (task, document, meal)
gallop + adverb of direction (past, down, along)
用法筆記
Often used with the particle 'through' to describe finishing a task hurriedly. The subject is usually a person, not an animal.
常見錯誤
gallop — 名詞
1. the fastest way a horse moves, when all its feet leave the ground together durin
奔馳；全速
馬匹全速奔跑的動作或狀態
the fastest way a horse moves, when all its feet leave the ground together during each stride. The word also describes one ride at this speed.
The rider urged her horse into a gallop as they neared the final fence.
騎手在接近最後一道柵欄時，催促她的馬加快進入奔馳狀態。
Madison's horse broke into a full gallop when it heard the starting bell.
Madison 的馬一聽到起跑鈴聲，便開始全速奔馳。
break into a gallop
The sound of the gallop grew louder as the horses came closer to us.
隨著馬匹越來越接近我們，奔馳的蹄聲也越來越大。
Amira slowed her pony from a gallop to a gentle trot near the stable.
Amira 在馬廄附近將她的小馬從奔馳放慢成溫和的小跑。
from a gallop to [slower gait]
- at a gallop
- break into a gallop
- full gallop
- slow to a gallop
- gallop horse
文法句型
at a gallop
break into a gallop
[horse] in a gallop
用法筆記
Common in the phrase 'at a gallop', which can also mean very quickly in a general sense (see the other noun sense).
常見錯誤
2. a very fast rate of happening, moving, or being done.
高速；極快
非常快的進展或移動速度
a very fast rate of happening, moving, or being done.
The company expanded at a gallop during the technology boom of the 1990s.
那家公司在 1990 年代的科技熱潮中以極快的速度擴張。
at a gallop = very fast
Hamza finished his training course at a gallop, impressing all his teachers.
Hamza 以飛快的速度完成了培訓課程，令所有老師印象深刻。
The rumor spread at a gallop through the small town before anyone could stop it.
這則謠言以極快的速度傳遍小鎮，沒有人來得及阻止。
The news traveled at a gallop through the office after the announcement.
消息在宣布後以極快的速度傳遍了辦公室。
- at a gallop
- proceed at a gallop
- move at a gallop
- full speed
sounds more neutral, less figurative than 'at a gallop'
- breakneck pace
suggests dangerously fast speed; stronger than 'at a gallop'
- lightning speed
emphasizes how surprisingly quick something is
- snail's pace
a commonly used opposite image for very slow speed
文法句型
at a gallop (describe rapid progress or movement)
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed phrase 'at a gallop'. This sense is figurative and used when speakers want to create a vivid image of speed.
常見錯誤
同根字
- galloping形容詞B2