gallop
英 ['gæləp]
美 ['ɡæləp]
- n. 疾驰；飞奔
- vi. 飞驰；急速进行；急急忙忙地说
- vt. 使飞跑；迅速运输
- n. (Gallop)人名；(英)盖洛普
助记提示
1. well + lope, leap => wallop, literally "jump well, run well".
2. wallop => gallop. （g---gu---w）
3. 谐音“高楼跑、高落跑”---高速地落跑、逃跑，在高楼上飞奔、疾驰。
4. 谐音“高裸跑”---高速、裸奔地跑。
中文词源
gallop 疾驰来自wallop的拼写变体，即well leap.
英文词源
- gallop (v.)
- "move or run by leaps," early 15c., from Old French galoper "to gallop" (12c.), central Old French form of Old North French waloper, probably from Frankish *wala hlaupan "to run well" (see wallop). Related: Galloped; galloping. Though the French word is Germanic, Dutch galopperen, German galoppiren, Swedish galoppera are from French.
- gallop (n.)
- "a leaping gait," the most rapid movement of a horse, 1520s, from gallop (v.).
双语例句
- 1. I read the book at a gallop.
- 我飞快地读完了这本书。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I was forced to attempt a gallop.
- 我被迫试着骑马飞奔。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He saddled his horse, mounted, and rode away at a gallop.
- 他给马套上鞍子, 跨上马背疾驰而去.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Ten thousand horses gallop forward.
- 万马奔腾.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. Sturdy steeds gallop on the grasslands.
- 骏马在草原上奔驰.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》