单词 | lope |
释义 | lope (once / 3080 pages) vn Some words are fun to say: lope is one of them. It's also fun to think about, as it means to move with a casual, striding gait. Imagine a horse cantering along with an easy lope. A pleasant image indeed. Before 1825, the meaning of lope was in the line of a leap or springy jump. This comes from the Old Norse word hlaupa, which sounds like its English meaning, "to leap." This is similar to the Old Dutch lopen, "to run," and the Old English hlēapan, "leap," as well as the Scots loup, all related to the modern meaning: a long, striding gait with a little bounce to it. WORD FAMILYlope: loped, lopes, loping USAGE EXAMPLESThe players put fists together, chanted, “Share sugar!” and loped onto the floor. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) It’s as simple as Lopes asking Walker to “pass the salt” at the next holiday meal. Seattle Times(Dec 18, 2016) It included the moment when Lopes told her to “get a broom and sweep the floor”. The Guardian(Dec 16, 2016) 1v run easily Hyper run move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time 2n a slow pace of running Syn|Hypo|Hyper jog, trot dogtrot a steady trot like that of a dog locomotion, travel self-propelled movement 3n a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop Syn|Hyper canter gait a horse's manner of moving |
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