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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。
腾跃；欢蹦乱跳
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腾跃；欢蹦乱跳
A prancing movement.
The pony did a playful prance.
小马做了一个顽皮的腾跃。
欢跃的动作。
A prancing movement.
The horse's prance was full of energy.
这匹马的腾跃充满活力。
She admired the proud prance of the stallion.
她欣赏那匹种马骄傲的昂首阔步。
The little pony's playful prances delighted the children.
小马驹俏皮的腾跃让孩子们开心。
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。
The prance of the horse was elegant.
那匹马的腾跃很优雅。
Not this
The horse pranced over the fence.
Use this
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。
Not this
He pranced his friend through the park.
Use this
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。
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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。
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。
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。
蹦跳着
He entered the room with a prance.
他蹦跳着走进房间。
Use prance naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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联想 dance（跳舞）：prance 是马儿欢蹦乱跳，像在跳舞，记住‘欢跃的动作’。
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。
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。
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