lope
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。
wild-animal subject: literary register
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。
- lope across
- lope along
- lope down
- lope through
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。
break into a + lope: typical onset collocation
- easy lope
- steady lope
- relaxed lope
- break into a lope
- 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。
at a [adjective] lope: idiomatic equestrian phrase
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。
- gentle lope
- easy lope
- comfortable lope
- shift into a lope
- 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.
常見錯誤
同根字
- loping形容詞C2
- loper名詞C2