| 单词 | promenade |
| 释义 | promenade (once / 1257 pages) nv Promenade is a fancy word for going out walking. If you like to stroll through town in a leisurely way, then you like to take promenades. Besides meaning the nice walk you just took, the noun promenade can also mean a special walking place for pedestrians, like a boardwalk. You can also use it as a verb, and go promenading. In Square Dance, promenade is a move where the couples walk around in a circle, and you might be familiar with the promenade at your high school — or did you just call it "Prom"? WORD FAMILYpromenade: promenaded, promenades, promenading USAGE EXAMPLESIn Nice in July, 86 people died during Bastille Day celebrations when a lorry drove into crowds on the Promenade des Anglais. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) Beginning in the Afruda district and ending near Espinho’s golden beaches, the path includes wooden walkways above undulating dunes and paved promenades with ocean views. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) Hundreds of port workers and volunteers were scrambling Tuesday to build the enormous tree on a popular beachside promenade in Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital. Seattle Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1n a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) Syn|Hypo|Hyper amble, perambulation, saunter, stroll meander, ramble an aimless amble on a winding course walkabouta public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally walk the act of walking somewhere 2n a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance Hyper march, marching the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind) 3n a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle Hyper contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country dancing, country-dance a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line 4n a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk Syn|Hypo|Hyper mall esplanade a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore paseo, walk, walkway a path set aside for walking 5n a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year Syn|Hyper prom ball, formal a lavish dance requiring formal attire 6v take a leisurely walk The ladies promenaded along the beach Hyper walk use one's feet to advance; advance by steps 7v march in a procession Syn|Hyper parade, troop march, process march in a procession |
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