释义 |
cantercan‧ter /ˈkæntə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive, transitive] canterOrigin: 1700-1800 canterbury ‘to canter’ (1600-1700), from Canterbury city in southeast England; from the speed at which people rode when going to Canterbury on pilgrimage VERB TABLEcanter |
Present | I, you, we, they | canter | | he, she, it | canters | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | cantered | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have cantered | | he, she, it | has cantered | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had cantered | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will canter | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have cantered |
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Present | I | am cantering | | he, she, it | is cantering | | you, we, they | are cantering | Past | I, he, she, it | was cantering | | you, we, they | were cantering | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been cantering | | he, she, it | has been cantering | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been cantering | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be cantering | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been cantering |
- A couple of centaurs burst out of the bushes ahead of them and cantered away down the path.
- A group of five boys canter up, led by one wearing a stetson.
- From walk, they progressed to canter.
- He cantered off and rode beside Mitch, and Maggie hoped he was not giving out any threatening advice.
- He was much sharper off the leg and could suddenly canter!
- Hermes cantered slowly but Tessa, Nora's filly, was close to a gallop.
- The two men fell silent as they cantered their horses between low hedgerows that were bright with the early spears of foxgloves.
- You will be asked to walk, trot and canter around the ring with the other horses.
► Horsesbareback, adjectivebay, nounbit, nounblacksmith, nounblaze, nounblinkered, adjectiveblinkers, nounbloodstock, nounbridle, nounbridle, verbcanter, verbcard, nouncrop, noundressage, nounequestrian, adjectiveequine, adjectiveevens, nounfarrier, nounfence, nounfield, nounfilly, noungallop, verbgallop, noungee-gee, noungelding, noungirth, noungroom, noungymkhana, nounhack, verbhack, nounhalter, nounhand, nounhigh-spirited, adjectivehorsemanship, nounhorse-riding, nounjib, verbjockey, nounjodhpurs, nounjoust, verbjump, nounlad, nounlength, nounmiler, nounmount, nounnag, nounneigh, verbnobble, verbnosebag, nounodds, nounofftrack, adjectiveostler, nounpack trip, nounpaddock, nounpair, nounpalomino, nounparimutuel, nounpommel, nounpony-trekking, nounprance, verbracecourse, nounracegoer, nounracehorse, nounrace meeting, nounracetrack, nounracing, nounrein, nounremount, verbride, verbriding, nounroan, nounrodeo, nounsaddle, nounsaddle, verbsaddle bag, nounshoe, nounshoe, verbshow jumping, nounshy, verbskittish, adjectivespur, nounspur, verbstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstabling, nounstarting gate, nounstarting price, nounstayer, nounsteeplechase, nounsteward, nounstirrup, nountack, nounthoroughbred, nounthree-day event, nountip, nountipster, nountournament, nountout, verbtrot, nounturf accountant, noununseat, verbwater jump, nounwhoa, interjectionwinning post, nounyearling, noun to ride or make a horse run quite fast, but not as fast as possible → gallop—canter noun [countable]: She rode off at a canter. |