pronk
/prɒŋk/verb
no obj.
- (of a springbok or other antelope) leap in the air with an arched back and stiff legs, typically as a form of display or when threatened(尤指羚羊等表现自己或受威胁时)躬身跳。
词源
late 19th cent.: from Afrikaans,literally,'show off',from Dutch pronken 'to strut'.