strut
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高視闊步,趾高氣揚地走
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–verb (used without object)
1. to walk with a vain, pompous bearing,
as
with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers.
–noun
2. the act of strutting.
3. a strutting walk or gait.
—Idiom
4. strut one's stuff, to dress, behave, perform, etc., one's best in order to impress others; show off.
–noun
1. any of various structural members, as in trusses (紮,捆,縛,綁), primarily intended to resist longitudinal compression. See diags. under king post, queen post.
–verb (used with object)
2. to brace or support by means of a strut or struts.
Cronenberg's two previous works, Spider and A History of Violence, have been murderous family dramas; Eastern Promises continues this [trend]. Mueller-Stahl may be perfunctory in the role of the Russian paterfamilias,
but Vincent Cassel literally flings [himself] into the role of his wastrel son Kirill, particularly in the company of the movie's most compelling presence, the crime family's chauffeur, Nikolai (Mortensen).
Here is the movie's love story; in fact, the [coupling] of Kirill and Nikolai has the potential to fulfill Anna's dream. [Hair] slicked back, eyes hidden behind wraparound shades, Mortensen is even more electrifying as Nikolai than in his History of Violence roles;
the actor speaks Russian as if he knows what he's saying, and his world-weary strut is at least as eloquent. Nikolai is a superbly complicated character—dark, diffident, cynical, hyper-alert, and tough enough to humorously stub out a [cigarette] on his tongue.
§ 動作 Convulsion
。馬術
bridle
While the leisurely, quasi-operatic unfolding of the tenuous plot may put off some viewers, others will be drawn by the unbridled sensuality of young male bodies choreographically displayed.
harness
tandem
They swam [in] tandem.
Bryan [Singer] and writer Christopher [McQuarrie]—the tandem previously responsible for The Usual Suspects
Larry Clark, working this time in [tandem] with ace cinematographer Ed Lachman.
The most influential MC-and-DJ tandem of the 1990s, Gang Starr set new standards for East Coast rap with a pair of early-'90s touchstones, Step in the Arena (1991) and Daily Operation (1992), whose appeal has only grown over the decades.
not that Jonze isn't a good writer but I was hoping they'd be in tandem again, especially with such a rich premise.
hoofbeat
and there is menace in the sound of [hoof]beats but no cheer in the cry of trumpets.
gallop
Charles clutches his wounded shoulder as he gallops into the courtyard!
canter
between gallop and trot
lope
The whole film, in fact, with its loping [pace] and plaintive score
trot
balk
trying hard to break through to her [balky] oldest son.
prance
she never seems happier than when prancing [around] in her underwear and a pair of nine-inch heels.
vault
vaulting the high wall of his locked home and startling his ex-mate in the garden with an innocent and cheery "I'm back!"
equestrian
A middle-aged circus owner has [forsaken] his family for Anne, a proud, passionate [equestrian] performer who eventually allows herself to be seduced by a neurotic young actor. Albert takes to the [bottle] and mercilessly [taunts] Anne.
saddle
saddled [with] debts
jodhpurs
and who has a [pronounced] taste for the [para]military, wearing black [jodhpurs] and swinging a billy club as he interrogates the pledges.
steed
Depp: "THE MENACE IS LOOSE AGAIN. THE HELL'S ANGELS, THE 100-CARAT HEADLINE, RUNNING FAST AND LOUD ON THE EARLY-MORNING FREEWAY LIKE GENGHIS KHAN ON AN IRON HORSE... A MONSTROUS STEED WITH A FIERY ANUS,FLAT OUT THROUGH THE EYE OF A BEER CAN AND UP YOUR DAUGHTER'S LEG WITH NO QUARTER ASKED AND NONE GIVEN."【文】駿馬
Someone can [hobble] around. I'll be Porphyro with his steed.
。 腳步
harness
trot
horse, go at a gait between walk and run
strut
show off, to strut one's stuff
and his world-weary [strut] is at least as eloquent.
A [brash] gringo (indie fave Steve Buscemi) struts into a Mexican dive,
The actual Wicker Man was constructed and later burnt at Burrowhead, on the South West Coast of Scotland. The remaining [leg] struts survived several years until stolen by vandals.
To Isaac’s horror, she likes to strut [around] her apartment in her [lingerie] with her shapely legs strapped into torturous, medieval “Milwaukee braces.”
balk
He balked [at] making the speech.
The [horse] balked when I tried to lead it across the bridge
plod
slow, heavy, laborious
The mailman plods his [weary] way.
but Regular Lovers plods on [dutifully], exhibiting the same [glum] perseverance as Garrel's career.
Midsection is [repetitive] and plods a bit,
It has some [queasy] scenes, but unclear progression and [plodding] direction give this an old-fashioned air.
Nick won't let Helena go -- a hang-up that [bodes] ill for the health of his [plodding] romance with the smitten Anne Garrett.
trudge
Origin: tread and drudge
spiritless but steady and doggedly persistent
As he [trudges] across the wilderness, Block is visited by Death (Bengt Ekerot), [garbed] in the traditional black robe.
wend
Lots of plaudits are already wending their way towards Keira Knightley and Joe "Atonement" Wright for their bruisingly effective TV spot highlighting domestic abuse.
tramp
LeRoy’s books deal in a [trampy] squalor and a kind of sawed-off lyricism that are, if nothing else, fiendishly à la mode.
。搖擺蹣跚
Teeter
。敲打
Bludgen
Strut
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