astride

英[ə'straɪd]美[ə'straɪd]
  • adv. 跨着；叉开
  • prep. 骑；跨
      • preposition(介词)
      1. 跨（或骑）在…上
      adverb(副词)
      1. 两腿分开着；跨骑着；跨坐着

    双解例句

    preposition(介词)
    1. 跨（或骑）在…上

      She sat proudly astride her new motorbike.

      她骄傲地骑在新买的摩托车上。

      The town lies astride (= on either side of) the River Havel.

      这座城镇横跨哈弗尔河。

    adverb(副词)
    1. 两腿分开着；跨骑着；跨坐着

      He stood there, legs astride.

      他两腿叉开着站在那儿。

    小知识

    When you're astride something, you have one leg on each of it. A typical rider on a horse is astride the horse.

    This is a word for a physical position that is easiest to visualize by picturing riders atop horses. While you can ride a horse sidesaddle — with both legs on one side — the usual (and safer) way to ride a horse is astride. When you're astride, you have one leg on each side of a horse: you've mounted the horse. If you climb a fence, you're probably going to find yourself astride the fence for a moment before you get to the other side.

    实用短语

    1. astride overskirt

      妇女骑马裙

    2. keeping astride

      横跨保持,保持横跨,维持和平横跨

    3. astride arm rest

      振身上

    4. astraddle astride

      跨着

    5. astride vault

      分腿腾越

    6. astride riding

      跨着骑马

    7. ride astride

      跨在鞍上骑

    8. astride jump with dumbbells

      持哑鈴开合跳

    9. the bridge astride the river

      横跨河上的桥

    单词用法

    词源考究
    来自短语on stride.

    同义词

    across