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at a trot
at a trot 作方式状语，表示“以快步/小跑的速度”。
The horse crossed the field at a trot.
马以小跑的速度穿过田野。
小跑；快步
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
小跑；快步
a gait faster than a walk and slower than a run, especially of a four-legged animal (in which diagonally opposite legs move together)
The horse crossed the field at a trot.
马以小跑的速度穿过田野。
比走快但比跑慢的步态。
A gait of a person or animal faster than a walk but slower than a run.
一种采用重复节奏和嗓音变化的韩国流行音乐类型。
A genre of Korean pop music employing repetitive rhythm and vocal inflections.
轻快的旅程或进展。
A brisk journey or progression.
四足动物介于步行和慢跑之间的步态,对角步态(对角肢同时移动)。
A gait of a four-legged animal between walk and canter, a diagonal gait (in which diagonally opposite pairs of legs move together).
The horse slowed to a steady trot as we approached the farm.
我们走近农场时，马放慢成平稳的小跑。
She broke into a trot to catch the bus before it left.
她突然小跑起来，赶在公交车开走前追上它。
The dog followed at a trot, keeping close behind its owner.
那只狗小跑着跟在后面，紧贴着主人。
at a trot 作方式状语，表示“以快步/小跑的速度”。
The horse crossed the field at a trot.
马以小跑的速度穿过田野。
break into a trot 指从较慢的动作转为小跑。
The jogger broke into a trot when the light turned green.
绿灯亮时，慢跑者开始小跑起来。
slow to a trot 意为“减速到小跑”，to 表示到达的速度状态。
The rider slowed the horse to a trot near the stable.
骑手在靠近马厩时把马减慢至小跑。
trot 可作定语修饰名词，指与这种韩国流行音乐类型相关的事物，如 trot music。
She enjoys listening to trot music on the radio.
她喜欢在广播里听Trot 音乐。
Not this
She went for trot in the park.
Use this
She went for a trot in the park.
trot 在表示‘一次轻快的慢跑’时是可数名词，必须用不定冠词 a。中文没有冠词，因此学习者容易漏掉。
Not this
The horse moved in a trot.
Use this
The horse moved at a trot.
表示以某种步态前进时，固定搭配是 at a trot；in a trot 不是地道表达，in 通常表示‘处于某种状态’，不用于描述行进速度。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
轻快的小跑
She set off at a brisk trot.
她轻快地小跑着出发了。
开始小跑
The horse suddenly broke into a trot.
马突然开始小跑。
以小跑的速度
He crossed the courtyard at a trot.
他小跑着穿过院子。
稳健的小跑
The horses kept up a steady trot along the trail.
马群沿着小径保持稳健的小跑。
trot音乐（韩国演歌风格流行乐）
She enjoys listening to trot music.
她喜欢听trot音乐。
接连地，不停地
He's been working for five hours on the trot.
他已经接连工作了五个小时。
翻出，搬出（借口等）
They trotted out the same old excuses.
他们又搬出了那些老掉牙的借口。
跃跃欲试，热情高涨
The team is hot to trot for the new season.
球队对新赛季跃跃欲试。
Use trot naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象小马踏着“trot-trot”的蹄声小跑，四蹄对角交替，比走快但比跑慢，trot 就是这种步态。
语域：neutral 常见场景：horse riding / equestrian settings、describing a four-legged animal's pace、everyday talk about a person's brisk walk trot 作名词时通常指四足动物（尤其是马）介于走和跑之间的步态，也可泛指人轻快的小跑步伐；多用于马术、动物描写或日常描述走路速度的场景，语气比较中性，不算正式也不算口语化。
这些词都与 /trɒt/ 押韵：它们都有相同的重读元音 /ɒ/ 和尾音 /t/（拼写为 -ot）。注意，trot 不要按拼写误读为 trough /trɒf/ 或 tout /taʊt/，它们的元音不同。
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