canter

noun

/ˈkæntə(r)/

/ˈkæntər/

[usually singular]Idioms

a movement of a horse at a speed that is fairly fast but not very fast; a ride on a horse moving at this speed（马的）慢跑；骑马慢跑
- She set off at a canter.她骑着马慢跑出发。
Topics Animalsc2
词源early 18th cent. (as a verb): short for Canterbury pace or Canterbury gallop, from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury, a city in Kent, SE England.

Idioms

at/in a canter

(especially British English) (in sport体育运动) without much effort; easily慢跑：没有太多的努力；容易
- Last year the team won at a canter but the competition is tougher this year.去年该队轻松获胜，但今年的竞争更加激烈。

canter

verb

/ˈkæntə(r)/

/ˈkæntər/

[intransitive, transitive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they canter	/ˈkæntə(r)/ /ˈkæntər/
he / she / it canters	/ˈkæntəz/ /ˈkæntərz/
past simple cantered	/ˈkæntəd/ /ˈkæntərd/
past participle cantered	/ˈkæntəd/ /ˈkæntərd/
-ing form cantering	/ˈkæntərɪŋ/ /ˈkæntərɪŋ/

(of a horse or rider马或骑手) to move at a canter; to make a horse move at a canter慢跑；使马慢跑
- We cantered along the beach.我们骑着马沿海滩慢跑。
- canter something She cantered her horse across the fields.她策马慢跑穿过田野。
compare gallop, trotTopics Animalsc2
canter home/to victory/to a win (especially British English) (in sport体育运动) to win easily慢跑；使马慢跑
- Australia cantered home by 10 wickets.澳大利亚队以10杆的优势轻松获胜。
- The team cantered to an easy win over Carlisle United.该队轻而易举地战胜了卡莱尔联队。

词源early 18th cent. (as a verb): short for Canterbury pace or Canterbury gallop, from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury, a city in Kent, SE England.