He walked briskly, but without breaking into a trot.
他轻快地走着,但没有突然小跑起来。
2VERB (马等)小跑;骑马小跑 When an animal such as a horse trots, it moves fairly fast, taking quick small steps. You can also say that the rider of the animal is trotting . (马等)小跑;骑马小跑
Alan took the reins and the small horse started trotting. [VERB]
艾伦抓住缰绳,小马开始慢跑起来。
Pete got on his horse and started trotting across the field. [VERB prep./adv.]
皮特跨上马,开始在田野间小跑起来。
Trot is also a noun.
As they started up again, the horse broke into a brisk trot.
当他们又重新骑上马时,马突然轻快地小跑起来。
3PHRASE 接连地;持续地 If something happens several times on the trot, it happens that number of times without a break. 接连地;持续地 [British, informal]
She lost five games on the trot.
她接连输了 5 场比赛。
Sales of new cars rose in May for the second month on the trot.
a trotADJECTIVE | VERB + A TROT | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤brisk, fast輕快的小跑;快步跑▸➤gentle, slow輕柔的/緩慢的小跑VERB + A TROT➤break into開始小跑◇When the horses reached the field they broke into a brisk trot.馬到了田野後就奔跑了起來。➤slow to減速到小跑PREPOSITION➤at a trot小跑地◇We set off at a fast trot.我們急速啟程。➤into a trot小跑起來◇He kicked his horse into a trot.他踢了一下馬,讓它小跑起來。trot
verb
ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤briskly, quickly輕快地/快步小跑▸➤happily快樂地小跑▸➤obediently聽話地小跑◇Anne trotted obediently beside her mother.安妮聽話地跟在媽媽身邊小跑。➤across, along, back, off, over快步走/向前走/走回來/走開/走過去◇He trotted off to greet the other guests.他快步走開去迎接其他客人。PREPOSITION➤down, up小跑下⋯;小跑上⋯◇She trotted quickly down the stairs.她快步走下樓梯。