trot/trɒt/ (trotted, trotted; trotting)

vi

1. (马等)小跑；慢跑

• The horse came trotting down the lane. 这马在小路上慢跑。

2. (人)慢跑；小跑

• The boy trotted along beside his mother. 小男孩跟在母亲身边小跑着。

3. 口 匆匆忙忙地走

• I must be trotting along now or I'll miss the plane. 我得必须快点走，否则就赶不上飞机了。

• You'd better trot along to do your homework. 你最好赶快去做功课。

词组trot out

1. 炫耀

• trot out his collection for everyone to examine 拿他的收藏向大家炫耀

2. 非正式 动不动就提出

• Stop trotting out the same old excuses. 别再用那个经常使用的借口了。

trot sb. around 带某人到处走走

• I trotted him around the college. 我带他在学院里四处走了走。