gallop

gallop
noun
  1. [in sing.]the fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride
    （马或其他四足动物）飞跑，疾驰
    the horse broke into a furious gallop.
    那马狂奔起来。
    [mass noun]a mounted police charge at full gallop.
    一位骑警策马飞驰。
    ■a ride on a horse at this pace
    骑马奔驰
    Wilfred went for a gallop on the sands.
    威尔弗雷德在沙地上骑马飞奔。
    ■a very fast pace of running by a person
    （人的）奔跑步伐
    ■(Brit.)a track or ground where horses are exercised at a gallop
    (英)训练马的跑道；驰马场
(galloped, galloping)
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]
  1. (of a horse) go at the pace of a gallop
    （马）飞跑，疾驰
    ■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]make (a horse) gallop
    使（马）飞跑，疾驰
    Fred galloped the horse off to the start.
    弗雷德策马向起点飞奔。
    ■(of a person) run fast and rather boisterously
    （人快速地、喧闹地）奔跑
    ■(gallop through)(figurative)win (something) at great speed or without effort
    (喻)（快速或毫不费力地）赢得（某物）
    Poole galloped through all his heats.
    普尔轻而易举地赢得了所有预赛的胜利。
    ■(figuative)(of a process or time) progress rapidly in a seemingly uncontrollable manner
    (喻)（过程，时间）（似乎无法控制地）快速进展
    panic about the deadline galloping towards them.
    最后期限的逼近使他们感受到的恐慌。
    [as adj. galloping]galloping inflation.
    失控的通货膨胀。
派生
galloper
noun
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: from Old French galop (noun), galoper, variants of Old Northern French walop, waloper (see wallop)
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