prance /ˈpræn(t)s/
(馬)騰躍,昂首闊步(vi.)騰躍,昂首闊步(vt.)使騰躍
Prance v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pranced p. pr. & vb. n. Prancing ]
1. To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle.
Now rule thy prancing steed. --Gay.
2. To ride on a prancing horse; to ride in an ostentatious manner.
The insulting tyrant prancing o'er the field. --Addison.
3. To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with warlike parade.
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prance
n : a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: strut, swagger]
v 1: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to
impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a
hen house" [syn: swagger, ruffle, strut, sashay,
cock]
2: spring foward on the hind legs; "The young horse was
prancing in the meadow"
3: cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
4: ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward