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.