straddle

[US]/'stræd(ə)l/
[UK]/'strædl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 跨坐;两腿叉开坐
vt. 跨坐;把两腿叉开
n. 跨坐
Word Forms
现在分词straddling
第三人称单数straddles
过去式straddled
过去分词straddled
复数straddles

Phrases & Collocations

straddle position

跨坐姿势

straddle the fence

两头打算

Example Sentences

straddle on the tariff issue

对关税问题持观望态度

straddle a political question

对一政治问题持观望态度

The village straddles the frontier.

这村庄横跨边境线。

The shots straddled the target.

炮弹落在目标之侧。

a man who had straddled the issue of taxes.

一个对税收问题持骑墙态度的人。

he turned the chair round and straddled it.

他把椅子转过来,然后跨坐在上面。

Real-world Examples

Avery straddled the rope and jumped.

埃弗里叉起腿坐到绳子上荡起来。

Source: Charlotte's Web

With or without permission, they straddle laws, jurisdictions, and identities with ease.

有或没有许可,他们都可以轻松地跨越法律、辖区和身份。

Source: Past exam papers for English reading comprehension (English II) in the postgraduate entrance examination.

Monica Monica, you could come in straddling him, they still wouldn't believe it.

莫妮卡,就算你骑着他进去,他们也不会相信的。

Source: Friends Season 2

Take that frog out! ordered Fern. Avery straddled the rope and jumped.

“把那只青蛙拿出来!”弗恩吩咐他。艾弗里骑在绳索上,猛地往下一跳。

Source: Charlotte's Web

Then you straddled the knot, so that it acted as a seat.

接着,你叉起腿坐在绳结上,就像坐在座位里一样。

Source: Charlotte's Web

Many of which like the Uzbeks, Tajiks and Pashtuns straddled the country's borders.

其中有许多人像乌兹别克人、塔吉克人和普什图人,都跨越了这个国家的边界。

Source: Realm of Legends

Straddling the boundary between the sacred and the profane, they can be great social unifiers and dividers.

它游荡在神圣与世俗的边界,能成为社会的黏合剂,也能让社会分化。

Source: BBC documentary "A Hundred Treasures Talk About the Changes of Time"

" It is the rare person who has the tools and resourcefulness to straddle the divide."

“极少数有办法、有才智的人能够跨越这道鸿沟。”

Source: New York Times

The colossal statue of the sun god Helios didn't actually straddle the entrance to Rhodes's harbour as a rumour suggests.

有传言称,太阳神赫利俄斯的巨型雕像实际上并没有横跨在罗兹岛的港口入口处。

Source: Encyclopædia Britannica

This means a block can straddle, say, the interface between a metal pipe and the rock surrounding it.

这意味着块体可以跨越金属管道和周围岩石之间的界面。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Popular Words

Explore frequently searched vocabulary

Download App to Unlock Full Content

Want to learn vocabulary more efficiently? Download the DictoGo app and enjoy more vocabulary memorization and review features!

Download DictoGo Now