lope
/ləʊp/ (bre, ipa) · /loʊp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlōp/ (ame, mw) · /ləʊp/ (ame, ipa)
lope — 動詞
- lopepresent simple I / you / we / they
- lopes3rd person singular
- loping-ing form
- lopedpast simple
1. to move forward in long, smooth, unhurried strides; usually said of a tall perso
大步緩跑
邁開長步從容前進
to move forward in long, smooth, unhurried strides; usually said of a tall person or a long-legged animal covering ground without rushing.
Mizuki loped across the school yard to catch up with her friends.
Mizuki 大步緩跑穿過校園，追上她的朋友們。
lope + across [place]: typical directional adverbial pattern
A tall greyhound loped along the beach, ears flapping in the wind.
一隻高大的灰狗沿著海灘大步緩跑，耳朵在風中拍動。
animal subject + along [place]: common collocation
Theo loped down the hallway in his pyjamas to answer the doorbell.
Theo 穿著睡衣大步緩跑到走廊去應門。
The wolf loped through the snow without seeming to tire.
那匹狼在雪地裡大步緩跑，似乎一點都不疲倦。
Salma loped onto the stage and grabbed the microphone with a grin.
Salma 大步緩跑上台，咧著嘴抓起麥克風。
文法句型
lope + adverbial of direction
用法筆記
Subject is usually a tall person or a long-legged animal (wolf, horse, greyhound). Often paired with directional adverbials (across, along, down, through).
常見錯誤
lope — 名詞
1. a manner of moving on foot that uses long, loose, unhurried steps; smooth enough
大步緩跑步
從容邁長步前進的步態
a manner of moving on foot that uses long, loose, unhurried steps; smooth enough to sustain across many minutes without getting tired.
Imran crossed the playground with the easy lope of a basketball player.
Imran 以籃球選手那種輕鬆的大步緩跑步穿過操場。
with a + [adjective] + lope: describing manner of movement
Dewi set off at a steady lope and reached the village before sunset.
Dewi 以穩定的大步緩跑出發，太陽下山前就抵達了村莊。
at a [adjective] lope: idiomatic prepositional pattern
The hiker kept up a relaxed lope along the forest trail for hours.
那位健行者沿著森林步道保持輕鬆的大步緩跑好幾個小時。
Élise broke into a lope as soon as the rain began to fall.
雨一開始下，Élise 就轉成大步緩跑。
- shuffle
small, dragging steps; opposite of long, easy strides
文法句型
at a lope
with a lope
用法筆記
Often appears in the fixed phrases 'at a lope' and 'break into a lope'. Distinguish from sense 2 (the horse gait), which is specifically about horses.
常見錯誤
2. a horse's smooth three-beat gait, faster than a trot but slower than a full gall
馬的小跑
馬介於慢跑與奔馳之間的三拍步伐
a horse's smooth three-beat gait, faster than a trot but slower than a full gallop, gentle enough for a rider to relax in the saddle.
Rodrigo guided the mare into a gentle lope around the corral.
Rodrigo 引導那匹母馬在圍欄內以溫和的小跑步行進。
guide [horse] into a lope: typical equestrian command pattern
The chestnut stallion shifted from a trot into a lope on the cowboy's signal.
那匹栗色種馬在牛仔的指令下，從快步轉成小跑步。
shift from [gait] into a lope: gait-transition collocation
Adisa rode at a comfortable lope across the open prairie all afternoon.
Adisa 騎著馬以舒適的小跑步穿越開闊的草原一整個下午。
Western trainers often teach beginners the lope before the faster canter.
西部騎術教練常先教初學者小跑步，再教更快的慢跑步。
- trot
two-beat diagonal gait; bouncier and slower than a lope
文法句型
at a lope
用法筆記
Specifically American Western-style riding terminology — British / English-style riding calls a similar gait the 'canter'. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about people or animals on foot, not horses being ridden.