gallop
n
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(a) [sing] fastest pace (of a horse, etc) with all four feet off the ground at each stride (馬等的)飛跑, 奔馳
He rode off at a gallop. 他騎著馬飛奔而去.
at full gallop (馬)飛奔. Cf 參看 walk1 1d.
(b) [C] period of riding at this pace 騎馬奔馳
to go for a gallop 騎馬奔馳一番.
2 [sing] (fig 比喻) unusually fast speed 飛快
to work at a gallop 工作速度快. gallop, v
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(a) [I, Ipr, Ip]
(of a horse, etc or a rider) go at a gallop (指馬等或騎者)飛奔, 奔馳
The frightened horse galloped away. 受驚的馬飛奔而去.
I enjoy galloping over the fields. 我喜歡騎著馬在田野奔馳. =>Usage at run1 用法見run1.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(of a rider) cause (a horse, etc) to go at a gallop (指騎者)使(馬等)飛奔, 奔馳
He galloped the horse along the track. 他沿著跑道騎馬奔馳.
2 (phr v) gallop ahead (of sb) progress rapidly 飛速前進
Japan is galloping ahead in the race to develop new technologies. 日本在發展新技術的競爭中突飛猛進. gallop through sth complete sth rapidly 急速做完某事物
gallop through one's work, a lecture, a performance 快馬加鞭做完工作、 講完課、 結束表演.