Noun:

1. a proud stiff pompous gait

Verb:

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"
   

2. spring forward 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

1.大摇大摆地行走；神气活现地行走
If someoneprances around, they walk or move around with exaggerated movements, usually because they want people to look at them and admire them.

e.g. He was horrified at the thought of his son prancing about on a stage in tights.
一想到儿子身穿紧身衣在舞台上神气活现地走来走去，他就感到震惊。

2.（马）腾跃，奔驰
When a horseprances, it moves with quick, high steps.

e.g. Their horses pranced and whinnied.
他们的马奔腾着、嘶鸣着。
e.g. ...as the carriage horses pranced through the bustling thoroughfares.
当几匹马拉着车在熙熙攘攘的大道上疾驰而过时

1.

1. 腾跃：pram 婴儿车 |prance 腾跃 | prandial 膳食的

2. prance

2. 昂首阔步的走：shamble 蹒跚地走 |prance 昂首阔步的走 | scamper 蹦蹦跳地走

3. 马腾跃：prance 使腾跃 |prance 马腾跃 |pranceasahorse 骧

4. 使腾跃：pramidex 甲碘丁脲 |prance 使腾跃 |prance 马腾跃

The lead singer was prancing around with the microphone.

首席歌手手执麦克风，神气地走来走去。

He was horrified at the thought of his son prancing about on a stage in tights.

一想到儿子身穿紧身衣在舞台上神气活现地走来走去，他就感到震惊。

Their horses pranced and whinnied.

他们的马奔腾着、嘶鸣着。

...as the carriage horses pranced through the bustling thoroughfares.

当几匹马拉着车在熙熙攘攘的大道上疾驰而过时

So the horse, rather shabby, stood in an arrested prance in the boy's bedroom.

因此,这一破旧不堪的木马, 以固定的腾跃姿态立在保罗的卧室里.

A real man didn't prance around and yap at the mouth and preen for the camera.

显然生活中的人不会在摄影机前跃马而起,厉声喝斥,刻意打扮.

But when I'm thinking about war, I don't want to prance around the Maypole.

但是当我想到战争时, 我可不想围绕着五朔节花柱扎扎跳.

Whether may or not to use prance the message TT browser browse QQ space?

可不可以用腾讯的TT浏览器浏览QQ空间?

Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen.

珍妮弗阿姨的老虎们腾跃屏风.

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• The Postilon's Horse was rather restive and pranced about a little.

  出自：J. Woodforde