Word · Frequency #21891
prance
腾跃
To spring forward on the hind legs.
- 1.
To spring forward on the hind legs.
以后腿向前跳跃。
以后腿向前跳跃。；昂首阔步；使腾跃
In use
The horse began to prance around the field.
She pranced across the stage with confidence.
The rider pranced the horse in front of the judges.
prance (intransitive, of a horse)
指马用后腿跃起或欢快地跳跃。
The horse pranced across the field.
马在田野上腾跃。
prance (intransitive, of a person)
形容人趾高气扬或欢快地走动。
She pranced into the room with a big smile.
她昂首阔步地走进房间，满脸笑容。
prance + object (transitive)
及物用法，表示使马表演腾跃动作。
The rider pranced his horse around the ring.
骑手让他的马在场地内腾跃。
Verb forms
base prance · third person prances · -ing prancing · past pranced · past participle pranced
prance 是规则动词，过去式和过去分词加 -ed。
Common mistakes
He did a prance.He pranced.
prance是动词，不应直接用作名词；应使用动词形式表示动作。
She pranced on the stage.She pranced across the stage.
prance表示昂首阔步地移动时，常与across或around等介词搭配，表示移动的路径或范围，而不是静止的on。
Connections
Collocations
- prance around
- 四处腾跃
- The foal pranced around the field.小马驹在田野上四处腾跃。
- prance on its hind legs
- 用后腿腾跃
- The circus horse pranced on its hind legs.马戏团的马用后腿腾跃。
- prancing horse
- 腾跃的马
- She drew a prancing horse on the card.她在卡片上画了一匹腾跃的马。
- prance with joy
- 高兴地腾跃
- The pony pranced with joy in the meadow.小马在草地上高兴地腾跃。
- prance down the street
- 沿街腾跃前行
- The horse pranced down the street during the festival.节日期间，那匹马沿街腾跃前行。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一匹后腿蹬地、飞身跳跃的马，动作像跳舞，记住prance＝腾跃前进。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：动物行为描写、文学叙述 该词通常用于描述马等动物以后腿向前腾跃的动作，多出现在叙述性或描写性文本中，语气比较中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词在英式发音中均与 prance 以 /ɑːns/ 押韵。注意拼写相似的词发音可能不同：praise /preɪz/、prince /prɪns/、pounce /paʊns/ 都不是 /ɑːns/。
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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