Word · Frequency #8837
trots
小跑；快步
trots is the plural of trot.
a gait faster than a walk and slower than a run, especially of a four-legged animal (in which diagonally opposite legs move together)
- 1.
A gait of a person or animal faster than a walk but slower than a run.
比走快但比跑慢的步态。
- 2.
A genre of Korean pop music employing repetitive rhythm and vocal inflections.
一种采用重复节奏和嗓音变化的韩国流行音乐类型。
- 3.
A brisk journey or progression.
轻快的旅程或进展。
- 4.
A gait of a four-legged animal between walk and canter, a diagonal gait (in which diagonally opposite pairs of legs move together).
四足动物介于步行和慢跑之间的步态,对角步态(对角肢同时移动)。
- 5.
A toddler.
蹒跚学步的小孩。
- 6.
A moderately rapid dance.
一种中等快速的舞蹈。
疾行；快速行进；幼儿；学步儿童；快步舞；轻快舞步；韩国演歌；trot（一种韩国流行音乐）；比走快但比跑慢的步态。
In use
The horse slowed to a steady trot as we approached the farm.
She broke into a trot to catch the bus before it left.
The dog followed at a trot, keeping close behind its owner.
at a trot
at a trot 作方式状语，表示“以快步/小跑的速度”。
The horse crossed the field at a trot.
马以小跑的速度穿过田野。
break into a trot
break into a trot 指从较慢的动作转为小跑。
The jogger broke into a trot when the light turned green.
绿灯亮时，慢跑者开始小跑起来。
slow to a trot
slow to a trot 意为“减速到小跑”，to 表示到达的速度状态。
Connections
Collocations
- a brisk trot
- 轻快的小跑
- She set off at a brisk trot.她轻快地小跑着出发了。
- break into a trot
- 开始小跑
- The horse suddenly broke into a trot.马突然开始小跑。
- at a trot
- 以小跑的速度
- He crossed the courtyard at a trot.他小跑着穿过院子。
- a steady trot
- 稳健的小跑
- The horses kept up a steady trot along the trail.马群沿着小径保持稳健的小跑。
- trot music
- trot音乐（韩国演歌风格流行乐）
- She enjoys listening to trot music.她喜欢听trot音乐。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象小马踏着“trot-trot”的蹄声小跑，四蹄对角交替，比走快但比跑慢，trot 就是这种步态。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：horse riding / equestrian settings、describing a four-legged animal's pace、everyday talk about a person's brisk walk trot 作名词时通常指四足动物（尤其是马）介于走和跑之间的步态，也可泛指人轻快的小跑步伐；多用于马术、动物描写或日常描述走路速度的场景，语气比较中性，不算正式也不算口语化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 /trɒt/ 押韵：它们都有相同的重读元音 /ɒ/ 和尾音 /t/（拼写为 -ot）。注意，trot 不要按拼写误读为 trough /trɒf/ 或 tout /taʊt/，它们的元音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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