lope

lope — 動詞

IPA/ləʊp/
KK[lˈop]IPA/loʊp/
  • lopepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • lopes3rd person singular
  • loping-ing form
  • lopedpast simple

1. to move forward with long, easy strides that feel relaxed and steady, covering g

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

大步跑；跨步

以平穩輕鬆的大步伐前進

to move forward with long, easy strides that feel relaxed and steady, covering ground without obvious effort.

例句

Ezra loped across the meadow, his dog bounding beside him.

Ezra 大步跨過草地，他的狗在他身旁蹦跳著。

lope + across [place] — direction phrase

Without any hurry, the tall teenager loped along the river path.

那個高個子青少年不急不徐地沿著河邊大步走去。

同義詞
  • stride

    suggests longer, more purposeful steps; lope has a more rhythmic, easy feel

  • trot

    used more for animals (especially horses) at a moderate pace; lope sounds smoother

  • bounce

    implies an energetic, up-and-down motion rather than the smooth horizontal motion of loping

反義詞
  • creep

    slow, cautious, short steps — the opposite of long easy strides

  • shuffle

    short, dragging steps — the opposite of the smooth, lifted strides of a lope

文法句型

lope + adverb/prepositional phrase

lope across / along / through / over [place]

用法筆記

Unlike 'run', lope emphasises the length and ease of the strides rather than speed. The subject is often a tall person, a dog, or a horse.

常見錯誤

❌He loped quickly to catch the bus.
✅He loped across the park to catch the bus.
💡'quickly' contradicts the relaxed feeling of loping; use a direction phrase instead.
❌She loped the ball across the field.
✅She loped across the field.
💡lope is intransitive and takes no direct object.

lope — 名詞

IPA/ləʊp/
KK[lˈop]IPA/ləʊp/