a movement of a horse at a speed that is fairly fast but not very fast; a ride on a horse moving at this speed （马的）慢跑；骑马慢跑 Word Originearly 18th cent. (as a verb): short for Canterbury pace or Canterbury gallop, from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury, a city in Kent, SE England.
Idioms
at/in a canter
- (especially British English)
(in sport 体育运动 without much effort; easily 慢跑：没有太多的努力；容易 Last year the team won at a canter but the competition is tougher this year. 去年该队轻松获胜，但今年的竞争更加激烈。