Trot
n
(sl usu derog 俚, 通常作貶義) Trotskyst 托洛茨基分子; 托派分子.
trot v (-tt-)
1
(a) [I, Ipr, Ip]
(of a horse or its rider) move at a pace faster than a walk but slower than a gallop (指馬或騎馬者)小跑.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
ride (a horse) at such a pace 騎(馬)小跑.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip]
(a) (of a person) run with short steps (指人)小步快跑
The child was trotting along beside its parents. 那孩子小跑著跟在父母身邊.
(b) (infml 口) walk or go (usu at a normal pace) 步行, 走(通常指正常速度)
I'm just trotting round to the pub. 我現(xiàn)在要到酒店那兒去.=>Usage at run1 用法見run1.
3 (phr v) trot sth out (infml derog 口, 貶) produce (esp information, explanations, etc often given before) for sb to hear or see 讓某人聽或看(尤指信息、 解說性的事物等, 常指提供過的)
He always trots out the same old excuses for being late. 他每次遲到總是重復(fù)那一套藉口. trot, n
1 [sing] trotting pace 小跑; 小步快跑
go at a steady trot 一路小跑.
2 [C] period of trotting 小跑的一段時(shí)間
go for a trot 去小跑一陣.
3 the trots [pl]
(sl 俚) diarrhoea 腹瀉: get the trots 拉肚子.
4 (idm 習(xí)語) on the `trot (infml 口)
(a) one after the other 一個(gè)接一個(gè); 接連
for eight hours on the trot 一連八個(gè)小時(shí).
(b) continually busy 忙忙碌碌
I've been on the trot all day. 我忙了一整天.
Her new job certainly keeps her on the trot. 她的新工作把她忙得不可開交.
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[tr?t]n. 快步vi. 快步走, 小跑vt. 使小跑, 策馬小跑相關(guān)詞組: trot out trot sb round on the trot keep sb in the trot
For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is tasting.