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词汇 curvet
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Definition of curvet in English:

curvet

verbcurvetted, curvetting, curvets, curveting, curveted kəːˈvɛtkərˈvɛt
[no object]
  • 1(of a horse) perform a series of jumps on the hind legs.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It took me some time for the A.G. and myself to get rid of the curvetting dogs, prone as they are to rushing in figures of eight through the house, after which I tried to find Miss Cat, who was not to be had.
    • Duke prances like a bear on his hind legs, forcing May Lundstrom to curvet with him.
    1. 1.1 Leap gracefully or energetically.
      (优雅或充满活力的)跳跃
      Synonyms
      leap, jump, spring, bounce, hop, vault, hurdle
nounPlural curvets kəːˈvɛtkərˈvɛt
  • A graceful or energetic leap.

    (优雅或充满活力的)跳跃

    he sprang from the ice in a swift, frisky curvet
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It comes ‘in curvets and caprioles, with the flashing of glutted fish-runs’, and so on for a page of equally shimmery and restive fine-tuning.
    Synonyms
    leap, jump, spring, bounce, hop, vault, hurdle

Origin

Late 16th century: from Italian corvetta, diminutive of corva, earlier form of curva 'a curve', from Latin curvus 'bent'.

Rhymes

abet, aiguillette, anisette, Annette, Antoinette, arête, Arlette, ate, baguette, banquette, barbette, barrette, basinet, bassinet, beget, Bernadette, beset, bet, Bette, blanquette, Brett, briquette, brochette, brunette (US brunet), Burnett, cadet, caravanette, cassette, castanet, charette, cigarette (US cigaret), clarinet, Claudette, Colette, coquette, corvette, couchette, courgette, croquette, curette, Debrett, debt, dinette, diskette, duet, epaulette (US epaulet), flageolet, flannelette, forget, fret, galette, gazette, Georgette, get, godet, grisette, heavyset, Jeanette, jet, kitchenette, La Fayette, landaulet, launderette, layette, lazaret, leatherette, let, Lett, lorgnette, luncheonette, lunette, Lynette, maisonette, majorette, maquette, Marie-Antoinette, marionette, Marquette, marquisette, martinet, met, minaret, minuet, moquette, motet, musette, Nanette, net, noisette, nonet, novelette, nymphet, octet, Odette, on-set, oubliette, Paulette, pet, Phuket, picquet, pillaret, pincette, pipette, piquet, pirouette, planchette, pochette, quartet, quickset, quintet, regret, ret, Rhett, roomette, rosette, roulette, satinette, septet, serviette, sestet, set, sett, sextet, silhouette, soubrette, spinet, spinneret, statuette, stet, stockinet, sublet, suffragette, Suzette, sweat, thickset, threat, Tibet, toilette, tret, underlet, upset, usherette, vedette, vet, vignette, vinaigrette, wagonette, wet, whet, winceyette, yet, Yvette

Definition of curvet in US English:

curvet

verbkərˈvetkərˈvɛt
[no object]
  • 1(of a horse) perform a series of jumps on the hind legs.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It took me some time for the A.G. and myself to get rid of the curvetting dogs, prone as they are to rushing in figures of eight through the house, after which I tried to find Miss Cat, who was not to be had.
    • Duke prances like a bear on his hind legs, forcing May Lundstrom to curvet with him.
    1. 1.1 Leap gracefully or energetically.
      (优雅或充满活力的)跳跃
      Synonyms
      leap, jump, spring, bounce, hop, vault, hurdle
nounkərˈvetkərˈvɛt
  • A graceful or energetic leap.

    (优雅或充满活力的)跳跃

    he sprang from the ice in a swift, frisky curvet
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It comes ‘in curvets and caprioles, with the flashing of glutted fish-runs’, and so on for a page of equally shimmery and restive fine-tuning.
    Synonyms
    leap, jump, spring, bounce, hop, vault, hurdle

Origin

Late 16th century: from Italian corvetta, diminutive of corva, earlier form of curva ‘a curve’, from Latin curvus ‘bent’.

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