[prɑ:ns]
prance
n. (马)后足立地腾跃, 昂首阔步
vi. 腾跃, 欢跃, 昂首阔步
vt. 使腾跃

词形变化:

副词:prancingly 名词:prancer 动词过去式:pranced 过去分词:pranced 现在分词:prancing 第三人称单数:prances

例句与用法:

  1. That cheeky new secretary just pranced up to me and asked if I worked here!
    那个冒失的新秘书兴冲冲地蹦跳到我跟前,问我是否在这里工作。
  2. The children were prancing about with delight.
    孩子们高兴得蹦蹦跳跳。

英英解释:

名词 prance:

  1. a proud stiff pompous gait
  2. 同义词:strut, swagger

动词 prance:

  1. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
  2. 同义词:tittup, swagger, ruffle, strut, sashay, cock
  3. spring forward on the hind legs
  4. cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
  5. ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward