trot
verb
uk/trɒt/us/trɑːt/-tt-trotverb(RUN)
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
If ahorseorsimilaranimalwith fourlegstrots, itrunsatitsslowestspeed, usingshortstepsin which afrontlegand the backlegon theoppositesidemovetogether:
（四肢动物的）小跑，慢跑She was trottingalongon herpony.她正骑着马驹小跑着。
Thedogtrotteddownthepathtogreetme.这只狗沿路小跑着过来迎接我。
Compare
canterverb
gallopverb
Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- beg
- behave
- behaviour
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- claw
- gambol
- groom
- housebroken
- migrate
- monogamous
- monogamy
- murmuration
- nocturnal
- non-migrant
- nuzzle
- ruminate
- scent
- skitter
trotverb(HURRY)
[Iusually+ adv/prep]informal
Whenpeopletrotsomewhere, they go there in aquickorbusyway:
（人）匆忙地走，快步走She came trottingdownthestreetafter me.她跟在我身后沿着街道小跑着。
See also
globetrotter
[I+ adv/prep]mainlyUK
tospeakor do something tooquickly:
连珠炮似地说；急匆匆地做She wasrathernervousand trottedthroughherspeechabittooquickly.她比较紧张，演讲速度有点偏快。
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- buzz
- careen
- career
- fluent
- gallop
- gun
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Hurrying and doing things quickly
Phrasal verbs
trotsomethingout
trotsomeoneout
trot
noun
uk/trɒt/us/trɑːt/trotnoun(RUN)
[S]
thespeedormovementof ahorseorsimilaranimalwhen it trots:
（马或类似动物的）快步，小跑Heclimbedonto hishorseandheadedoffat arelaxedtrot.他骑上马，轻快地小跑着出发了。
[S]
aslowrunby ahuman:
（人的）慢跑，小步跑Theteamwarmedup for thematchwith a trot around thepitch.队员们绕着球场慢跑为比赛热身。
Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- beg
- behave
- behaviour
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- claw
- gambol
- groom
- housebroken
- migrate
- monogamous
- monogamy
- murmuration
- nocturnal
- non-migrant
- nuzzle
- ruminate
- scent
- skitter
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Horse riding
Moving quickly
trotnoun(ILLNESS)
the trots[plural]informal
diarrhoea(= aconditionin which thecontentsof thebowelsareemptiedtoo often):
腹泻to get/have the trots拉肚子
Thattakeawaygave me the trots.那份外卖吃得我拉肚子。
Digestive disorders
- achalasia
- acid reflux
- anti-diarrhoea
- anti-diarrhoeal
- appendicitis
- Aztec two-step
- diarrhoea
- flatulence
- flatus
- gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
- gastroenteritis
- gastroparesis
- GORD
- IBD
- indigestion
- regurgitation
- sprue
- stomach flu
- ulcerative colitis
- unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding
Idioms
on the trot
a (quick/brisk) trot throughsomething