traipse
/treips/ Cách viết khác : (traipse) /treips/ (trapes) /treips/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To walk or move about, often in a casual, aimless, or tired manner, and sometimes over a considerable distance. It often implies a lack of purpose or a sense of weariness from the walking.
Usage
- The verb "traipse" is used to describe walking, but it carries a specific connotation. It is not neutral. It suggests the walk is long, tiring, or done without a clear goal. It is often used informally.
- It is typically used with prepositions like around, about, through, or across.
- Example: "We spent the afternoon the city looking for the perfect café."
Examples
- Verb:
- I'm exhausted from traipsing through every department store in the mall.
- She didn't want to traipse all the way across town just to deliver a message.
- The kids traipsed about in the mud, getting their shoes dirty.
Advanced Usage
- "to traipse after someone": To follow someone around, often in a way that is perceived as annoying or unnecessary.
- I spent the whole day traipsing after my little brother while he ran his errands.
Variants and Related Words
- Traipse can also be used as a noun, though this is less common. As a noun, it means a long or tiring walk.
- Going to all those different offices was a real traipse.
Synonyms
- Trudge: To walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions.
- Plod: To walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps.
- Wander: To walk or move in a leisurely, casual, or aimless way.
- Tramp: To walk heavily or noisily; to hike or trek.
Antonyms
- March: To walk in a deliberate, purposeful, and rhythmic manner.
- Stride: To walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Idioms
- Traipse around/about: The most common phrasal construction, emphasizing moving around an area without a fixed path.
- We had nothing to do, so we just traipsed around the park for a while.
Verb
- walk or tramp about