the prancing of [animal/person]
定冠词 the 与 of 短语搭配，表示某个主体腾跃的动作本身。
The prancing of the young horse drew everyone's attention.
那匹小马的腾跃吸引了所有人的注意。
蹦跳；昂首阔步
prancings — plural of prancing
(马)腾跃( prance的现在分词 )
the action of prancing; a lively, high-stepping leap or strut
蹦跳,昂首阔步
The act of one who prances.
The horse's prancing was the highlight of the morning parade.
那匹马蹦跳的样子是早晨游行中最精彩的部分。
用法提示：prancing 在此为名词，指马‘蹦跳’的动作。
Her joyful prancing around the living room made everyone smile.
她在客厅里欢快地蹦蹦跳跳，让大家都笑了。
用法提示：prancing 用作名词，表示‘蹦跳’这一行为。
His excited prancings after the goal were impossible to ignore.
进球后他兴奋地昂首阔步，让人无法不注意。
用法提示：prancings 是 prancing 的复数形式，在此指‘昂首阔步’的动作。
定冠词 the 与 of 短语搭配，表示某个主体腾跃的动作本身。
The prancing of the young horse drew everyone's attention.
那匹小马的腾跃吸引了所有人的注意。
用所有格限定 prancing，明确腾跃动作的发出者。
His prancing entertained the audience.
他的腾跃把观众逗乐了。
名词 prancing 后可接 around 等地点状语，说明动作发生的场所。
The children's prancing around the room was hard to ignore.
孩子们在房间里的蹦蹦跳跳让人难以忽视。
grammar · medium
易错句子The horse prancing was the best part of the circus.
正确表达The horse's prancing was the best part of the circus.
当 prancing 作名词表示“腾跃的动作”时，执行者要用所有格（horse's）来修饰，写成 the horse's prancing。若不加所有格，the horse prancing 中 prancing 会被理解成现在分词，修饰 horse，句意变成了“那匹正在腾跃的马”，而不是“腾跃这个动作”。加上 's 才能准确表达“马的腾跃”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The audience counted the horse's several prancing in a row.
正确表达The audience counted the horse's several prancings in a row.
prancing 作可数名词时，复数形式是 prancings。several 后面必须接复数可数名词，所以不能因为原形以 -ing 结尾就省略 -s。缺少 -s 会导致可数名词单复数不一致，故应改为 prancings。
prance 是动词，表示“腾跃、欢跃”这个动作；prancing 作为名词指该动作本身（如 The horse's prancing）。需用动词时写 prance，需用名词作主语或宾语时写 prancing。
dancing 指伴随音乐或有节奏的舞蹈；prancing 指高抬腿、得意洋洋的欢跃（常用于马或人），不必然有音乐或舞步。二者不是同义词。
prince 与 prancing 的拼写和读音相近（prince /prɪns/，prancing /ˈprænsɪŋ/），但 prince 指王室男性成员；prancing 指欢跃动作。注意 a 与 i 的区别。
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