Tripping
['trɪpɪŋ]
解釋/意思:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trip
(a.) Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.
(a.) Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if he were trotting; trippant; -- said of an animal, as a hart, buck, and the like, used as a bearing.
(n.) Act of one who, or that which, trips.
(n.) A light dance.
(n.) The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its cable or buoy rope.
整理:瓦莱丽
解釋/意思:
n. the act of tripping: a light kind of dance.—adv. Tripp′ingly in a tripping manner: with a light quick step.—n. Tripp′ingness.
整理:雷蒙德
例句/造句/用法:
- It was Bessie, I knew well enough; but I did not stir; her light step came tripping down the path. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Thank you, Sir,' said Mary, tripping towards the door again. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Eva came tripping up the verandah steps to her father. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- But I must just go and look at baby, Celia added, without the least change of tone, throwing a light shawl over her, and tripping away. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- She came tripping into the room with the step of a child. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Ere long, Adele's little foot was heard tripping across the hall. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- She's too ill to see you, sir, Rebecca said, tripping down to Sir Pitt, who was preparing to ascend. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- At first the tripping measure lifted my spirit with it, and for a moment my eyes gladly followed the mazes of the dance. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- Behold Bella tripping along the streets, the dearest girl afoot under the summer sun! 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- The young man sat looking at the fire with a face of listening curiosity, ready to check him off and catch him tripping. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- When she saw her father, her tripping step faltered a little, paused a moment--the colour in her cheek flowed rosy over her whole face. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- A little gray-coated sand bird came tripping over the beach 'peeping' softly to itself, as if enjoying the sun and sea. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- So, good-by, Eliza; good-by, George; the Lord grant thee a safe journey; and, with a few tripping steps, Ruth was out of the apartment. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- The captain, a wise man, after many endeavours to catch me tripping in some part of my story, at last began to have a better opinion of my veracity. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
錄入:厄普顿