gallop
n
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(a) [sing] fastest pace (of a horse, etc) with all four feet off the ground at each stride (马等的)飞跑, 奔驰
He rode off at a gallop. 他骑著马飞奔而去.
at full gallop (马)飞奔. Cf 参看 walk1 1d.
(b) [C] period of riding at this pace 骑马奔驰
to go for a gallop 骑马奔驰一番.
2 [sing] (fig 比喻) unusually fast speed 飞快
to work at a gallop 工作速度快. gallop, v
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(a) [I, Ipr, Ip]
(of a horse, etc or a rider) go at a gallop (指马等或骑者)飞奔, 奔驰
The frightened horse galloped away. 受惊的马飞奔而去.
I enjoy galloping over the fields. 我喜欢骑著马在田野奔驰. =>Usage at run1 用法见run1.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(of a rider) cause (a horse, etc) to go at a gallop (指骑者)使(马等)飞奔, 奔驰
He galloped the horse along the track. 他沿著跑道骑马奔驰.
2 (phr v) gallop ahead (of sb) progress rapidly 飞速前进
Japan is galloping ahead in the race to develop new technologies. 日本在发展新技术的竞争中突飞猛进. gallop through sth complete sth rapidly 急速做完某事物
gallop through one's work, a lecture, a performance 快马加鞭做完工作、 讲完课、 结束表演.
Today it is no longer the tallest building in the USA, or even in New York.
今天,它不再是美国最高的大厦了,甚至在纽约都排不上号了。
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.