Word · Frequency #10110
gallop
疾驰；飞奔
a fast gait of a horse in which all four feet are off the ground simultaneously
- 1.
The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
马最快的步态,一种两拍的步伐,期间四条腿同时离地
- 2.
An act or instance of going or running rapidly.
快速行走或奔跑的动作或实例
- 3.
An abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop.
心脏的异常节律,由三或四个声音组成,像马的疾驰
- 4.
A rhythm consisting of an 8th note followed by two 16th notes, resembling a horse's gallop.
由一个八分音符和两个十六分音符组成的节奏,类似马的疾驰
马最快的步态,一种两拍的步伐,期间四条腿同时离地；快速行走或奔跑的动作或实例；心脏的异常节律,由三或四个声音组成,像马的疾驰；由一个八分音符和两个十六分音符组成的节奏,类似马的疾驰；疾驰
In use
The horse galloped across the open field.
She galloped through her morning routine to catch the bus.
The rider urged the horse into a gallop.
at a gallop
名词短语，表示以最快速度奔跑。
The horse raced at a gallop.
那匹马疾驰而去。
gallop + adv./prep.
不及物动词，常接方向或地点状语。
She galloped across the field.
她骑马飞奔过田野。
gallop + n.
及物动词，宾语为马，表示驱使马飞奔。
He galloped his horse down the road.
他策马沿路飞奔。
Connections
Collocations
- break into a gallop
- 开始疾驰
- The horse suddenly broke into a gallop.马突然开始疾驰。
- at a gallop
- 以疾驰的速度
- The cavalry charged at a gallop.骑兵以疾驰的速度冲锋。
- full gallop
- 全速疾驰
- He rode at full gallop across the plain.他全速疾驰穿过平原。
- gallop across
- 飞奔过
- The rider galloped across the field.骑手飞奔过田野。
- gallop away
- 疾驰而去
- The horse galloped away before I could mount.我还没来得及上马，马就疾驰而去了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象马儿“嘎勒普嘎勒普”地疾驰而过，声音和拼写gallop相似。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：骑马、文学比喻 通常用于描述马匹的快速奔跑，也可比喻事物迅速发展，中性语气，书面和口语均常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
True rhymes (same stressed vowel /æ/ and final /əp/): scallop, wallop. Lookalikes (spelling -op but different stressed vowel /ɑ/): flop, stop, drop, shop.
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。
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