Promenade

(noun.) a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance.

(noun.) a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle.

(noun.) a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.

(noun.) a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year.

(verb.) take a leisurely walk; 'The ladies promenaded along the beach'.

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• His hat presents at the rims a peculiar appearance of a glistening nature, as if it had been a favourite snail-promenade. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• He plunged across the Promenade, leaving Selden to a meditative cigar. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• The festivities, so to speak, closed with another of those miraculous balls on the promenade deck. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Miss Marsch, I haf a great favor to ask of you, began the Professor, after a moist promenade of half a block. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• I say nothing of the taste which could choose the time, when her mother lay unburied, for such a promenade. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Their bonnets with bright flowers, their velvet cloaks and silk dresses, seemed better suited for park or promenade than for a damp packet deck. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• The night air so increased my cough, that, God knows where I found strength for these wild nocturnal promenades; but love does wonders! 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Evening, promenading the deck. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Evening, promenading the decks. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• There is an immensity of promenading, on crutches and off, with sticks and without, and a great deal of conversation, and liveliness, and pleasantry. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• She promenaded a second time, and was again the sole wanderer there. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• The finale concluded, the dancers promenaded the room, and Mr. Tupman and his companion stationed themselves in a corner to observe the company. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.

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