| 释义 |
canter
I. cant·er \ˈkantə(r), -ˈaa-, -ˈai-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: cant (V) + -er
: one that cants : one that uses cant: as
a. : beggar, vagabond
b. : one that uses professional or religious cant — used especially in the 17th century as a nickname for a Puritan
< the days when he was a canter and a rebel — T.B.Macaulay >
II. can·ter verb
(cantered ; cantered ; cantering \-ntəriŋ, -n.triŋ\ ; canters)
Etymology: probably short for obsolete canterbury to canter, from canterbury, n.
intransitive verb
1. : to move at or as if at a canter (as of a horse) : lope
2. : to ride or go on a cantering horse (as of a rider)
transitive verb
: to cause to go at a canter : make canter
III. can·ter noun
(-s)
1.
a. : a 3-beat gait resembling but smoother and slower than the gallop
b. : a ride at such a gait : a brisk ride or other progression
2. : a waltz step in which the same foot leads at each repetition
IV. cant·er noun
(-s)
Etymology: cant (III) + -er
: an overhead log-turning device in a sawmill that is used in making cants |