cavort

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /kəˈvɔːt/    美 /kəˈvɔɹt/|/kəˈvoːt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To prance, frolic, gambol.
    — […] when the young man whirled his horse, “hazed” Jupiter in circles and belaboured him with a rawhide quirt, […] He ceased his cavortings […]
  2. To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously. intransitive
    — And dragon-flies sported around and cavorted, / As poets say dragon-flies ought to do; […]
  3. To engage in extravagant pursuits, especially of a sexual nature. informal
    — As he moves back into the shadows, the stage is taken over by a troupe of Pan-like dancers, leaping and cavorting in an obscene ballet.

词形变化

cavorts present,singular,third-person cavorting participle,present cavorted participle,past cavorted past

词汇关系

衍生词
cavorter cavortingly
相关词
horse around

词源

Originated in the United States in 1793, as cauvaut, applying to horses, probably from the colloquial intensifying prefix ca-/ka- + vault (“jump, leap”); later generalized. Early sources connect it to cavault, a term for a certain demeanor of horses. Alternatively, a variation of curvet.
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