prancing

英 [ˈprɑːnsɪŋ]

美 [ˈprænsɪŋ]

v.  阔步行走; 神气地快速走动; 腾跃; 腾跳
prance的现在分词

复数：prancings　现在分词：prancing　

BNC.49381 / COCA.39959

柯林斯词典

• VERB 大摇大摆地行走；神气活现地行走
  If someoneprancesaround, they walk or move around with exaggerated movements, usually because they want people to look at them and admire them.
  1. He was horrified at the thought of his son prancing about on a stage in tights.
     一想到儿子身穿紧身衣在舞台上神气活现地走来走去，他就感到震惊。
• VERB （马）腾跃，奔驰
  When a horseprances, it moves with quick, high steps.
  1. Their horses pranced and whinnied.
     他们的马奔腾着、嘶鸣着。
  2. ...as the carriage horses pranced through the bustling thoroughfares.
     当几匹马拉着车在熙熙攘攘的大道上疾驰而过时
  3. ...a prancing light-footed mare named Princess.
     一匹脚步轻盈地疾跑着的名叫“公主”的母马

双语例句

• I wish you children would settle down and stop prancing about.
  我希望你们这些孩子安静下来，别再蹦蹦跳跳了。
• Twenty girls in feather boas prancing around like circus ponies.
  20个女孩穿着羽毛披肩在台上手舞足蹈。
• The children were prancing about with delight.
  孩子们高兴得蹦蹦跳跳。
• The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
  有小蹄子腾跃踢踏的响声。
• One day in the new year she was sitting as usual at her window when Edward came prancing up the drive on horseback.
  在新一年的一天，她跟平常一样坐在窗子旁，爱德华骑着一匹马，高视阔步地从车道上走来。
• Even Queenie stops prancing and sticks close by.
  奎妮也黏在我们身边，不再欢蹦跳跃。
• Rhythmization transforms walking into marching, prancing into dancing.
  节奏可于走路转变为行军，跳跃转变为舞蹈。
• Young horses were prancing about in the field.
  小马驹在田野里欢腾跳跃。
• Young horses were prancing about in the field in the first warm days of spring.
  在初春暖和的日子里，小马在田野里蹦来蹦去。
• He was horrified at the thought of his son prancing about on a stage in tights.
  一想到儿子身穿紧身衣在舞台上神气活现地走来走去，他就感到震惊。