Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #21891
prance
腾跃;欢蹦乱跳
A prancing movement.
- 1.
A prancing movement.
欢跃的动作。
欢跃的动作。;(马)腾跃;昂首阔步
In use
The horse's prance was full of energy.
She admired the proud prance of the stallion.
The little pony's playful prances delighted the children.
a [adjective] prance
prance作名词时常用形容词修饰。
The pony did a playful prance.
小马做了一个顽皮的腾跃。
prance of [animal]
The prance of the horse was elegant.
那匹马的腾跃很优雅。
Common mistakes
The horse pranced over the fence.The horse jumped over the fence.
prance 表示腾跃或昂首阔步,不表示跨越障碍;jump 才能表示跳过。中文‘腾跃’可能被误用为跨越。
He pranced his friend through the park.He pranced through the park with his friend.
prance 作及物动词时只能以马为宾语,表示使马腾跃;用于人时是不及物动词,不能接宾语。
Connections
Collocations
- a little prance
- 轻轻一蹦
- She did a little prance of joy when she heard the news.她听到这个消息时高兴地轻轻一蹦。
- a playful prance
- 顽皮的蹦跳
- The foal gave a playful prance across the field.小马驹在田野上顽皮地蹦跳了一下。
- a triumphant prance
- 得意扬扬的腾跃
- The dancer ended her routine with a triumphant prance.舞者以一个得意扬扬的腾跃结束了表演。
- with a prance
- 蹦跳着
- He entered the room with a prance.他蹦跳着走进房间。
Synonyms
- caper
- 雀跃;嬉闹的蹦跳 · caper强调嬉戏玩耍中的跳跃,常用于孩子或小动物;prance还可指高抬步的炫耀步态,语体上caper更口语化、更俏皮。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 dance(跳舞):prance 是马儿欢蹦乱跳,像在跳舞,记住‘欢跃的动作’。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:描写人或动物蹦跳动作的叙述、小说、故事中的动作描写 该义项通常不带强烈的正式或口语色彩,多用于书面或叙事性的动作描写;实际语气由上下文决定。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词在美式英语中均以 /æns/ 结尾,与 prance /præns/ 押韵。注意:这些 -ance 词在英式英语中常读 /ɑːns/(如 dance /dɑːns/);拼写相同的 -ance 不一定都读 /æns/,也不要与 prince /prɪns/ 混淆。
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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