[scode type="blue"]trot[/scode]
音标：/trɒt/
英英释义：
①If you trot somewhere, you move fairly fast at a speed between walking and running, taking small quick steps.【v.快步走;小步跑】
②When an animal such as a horse trots, it moves fairly fast, taking quick small steps. You can also say that the rider of the animal is trotting .【v.(马等)小跑;骑马小跑】
例句：
①I trotted down the steps and out to the shed.
我小步跑下台阶，奔向外面的小屋。
②Pete got on his horse and started trotting across the field.
皮特跨上马，开始在田野间小跑起来。
Matt Haig的新书 The Midnight Library 也出现了这个表达：
这里再补充一个常见表达：on the trot 接连地;持续地【If something happens several times on the trot, it happens that number of times without a break.】
举个栗子：
She lost five games on the trot .
她接连输了 5 场比赛。
看到这个表达，我联想到另一个同义表达：on a roll 表示 连连成功;连交好运 【If someone is on a roll, they are having great success which seems likely to continue.】
举个栗子：
I made a name for myself and I was on a roll , I couldn't see anything going wrong.
我靠自己的能力成名了，接二连三地获得成功，我觉得一切似乎一帆风顺。
[scode type="blue"]filial piety/duty/affection
孝顺；孝心[/scode]
例句：
His father would accuse him of neglecting his filial duties .
他的父亲会指责他不尽孝道。
Matt Haig的新书 The Midnight Library 也出现了这个表达：
拓展：
这个表达很高频，在外刊和新闻中经常出现，在这个词组里，“filial”本身表示“子女的;孝顺的 ”【You can use filial to describe the duties, feelings, or relationships which exist between a son or daughter and his or her parents.】
