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at a canter
at a canter 表示以介于快步和疾驰之间的三拍步态行进。
The horse crossed the field at a canter.
马以慢跑的步态穿过田野。
（马的）慢跑；介于快步与疾驰之间的三拍步法
canters — plural of canter
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（马的）慢跑；介于快步与疾驰之间的三拍步法
A horse's three-beat gait between a trot and a gallop, with a moment of suspension when all four feet are off the ground; also the similar gait of other four-legged animals.
The horse crossed the field at a canter.
马以慢跑的步态穿过田野。
马的步态,介于快步和奔跑之间,有三拍和腾空期,此时四蹄离地。也用于描述其他四足动物的这种步态。
A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four-legged animals.
伪善者或哀诉者；乞丐。
One who cants or whines; a beggar.
以这种速度骑马；骑马慢跑。
A ride on a horse at such speed.
虚伪地假装善良的人；使用伪善语言的人。
One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.
The horse broke into a gentle canter as they crossed the meadow.
马穿过草地时开始慢跑。
She guided her horse into a steady canter along the trail.
她引导马沿着小路稳步慢跑。
After a warm-up, the instructor asked the riders to perform a canter.
热身之后，教练要求骑手进行慢跑。
at a canter 表示以介于快步和疾驰之间的三拍步态行进。
The horse crossed the field at a canter.
马以慢跑的步态穿过田野。
go for a canter 指骑马出去轻松慢跑一阵。
We went for a canter along the beach.
我们沿着海滩骑马慢跑了一圈。
break into a canter 表示从较慢的步态转入慢跑步态。
The horse suddenly broke into a canter.
那匹马突然开始慢跑起来。
Not this
She rode her horse in a canter.
Use this
She rode her horse at a canter.
描述马的步态或速度时，英语固定用介词 at，如 at a canter / at a gallop；用 in a canter 不自然，且 in a canter 另有“不费力地”的习语含意，会改变句意。
Not this
They went for canter before breakfast.
Use this
They went for a canter before breakfast.
canter 在这里是可数名词，表示“骑马慢跑一次”，在 go for a canter 这类固定搭配中必须加不定冠词 a；中文没有冠词概念，因此容易漏掉。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
以慢跑的步态
The horse crossed the field at a canter.
马以慢跑的步态穿过田野。
开始慢跑
The rider urged the horse to break into a canter.
骑手催马开始慢跑。
去骑马慢跑
She goes for a canter every morning.
她每天早上去骑马慢跑。
轻松慢跑
They set off at an easy canter.
他们以轻松的慢跑出发。
轻易地；不费力地
He won the race at a canter.
他轻而易举地赢得了比赛。
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把 canter 拆成 can + ter：马儿‘能 (can)’轻松地慢跑，介于快步和奔跑之间，三拍步态有腾空。
语域：neutral 常见场景：马术训练、赛马解说、休闲骑乘 作名词时通常指马的一种步态，多用于马术、赛马或休闲骑乘等场景；该词本身不算口语，属于相对正式或专业的表达。
与 banter /ˈbæntə/、ranter /ˈræntə/ 押韵（同含 /æntə/，拼写同为 -anter）。注意 cantor /ˈkæntɔː/ 和 center /ˈsɛntə/（英式拼作 centre）拼写相近但读音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.