/'kæntə(r); `kæntɚ/
n (usu sing 通常作单数)
1 (of a horse) movement that is faster than a trot but slower than a gallop （指马）慢跑, 小跑.
2 ride on a horse moving at this speed 骑马慢跑
*go for a canter 去骑马慢跑.
3 (idm 习语) at a canter without effort; easily 不费力地; 容易地
*win a race at a canter 在径赛中轻易获胜.

v [I, Tn] (cause a horse to) move at a canter （使马）慢跑
*We cantered our horses for several miles. 我们骑着马慢跑了几英里.

v [I and T]
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: canterbury 'to canter' (1600-1700), from Canterbury city in southeast England; from the speed at which people rode when going to Canterbury on pilgrimage]
to ride or make a horse run quite fast, but not as fast as possible
→gallop
>cantern[C]
　She rode off at a canter.