caracole

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A half-turn performed by a horse and rider in dressage.
  2. A combat maneuver where riders of the same squadron turn simultaneously to their left or to their right. historical
    — How the chargers neigh and champ, / (Their riders weary of camp,) / With curvet and with caracole!
  3. A spiral staircase.
动词 v.
  1. To execute a caracole.
    — Prince John, upon a grey and high-mettled palfrey, caracoled within the lists at the head of his jovial party, laughing loud with his train, and eyeing with all the boldness of royal criticism the beauties who adorned the lofty galleries.

词形变化

caracoles plural caracol alternative caracoles present,singular,third-person caracoling participle,present caracoled participle,past caracoled past caracol alternative

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from French caracole (noun, literally “snail's shell”), caracoler (verb).
词源 2
Borrowed from French caracole (noun, literally “snail's shell”), caracoler (verb).
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