gait
noun /ɡeɪt/
/ɡeɪt/
[usually singular]- a way of walking or running
步态；步法 - He walked with a rolling gait.
他走起路来摇摇晃晃。
- Her gait was slow and stately.
她的步态缓慢而庄严。 - I could always recognize her by the briskness of her gait.
从她轻快的步态我总能认出她。 - The man moved with a curious bent-over gait.
这个人以一种奇怪的弯腰步态移动着。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rolling
- shuffling
- unsteady
- …
- with a gait
词源late Middle English (originally Scots): variant of gate, a street in place names. - He walked with a rolling gait.