| 单词 | astride |
| 释义 | astridea·stride /əˈstraɪd/ adverbadv , preposition 1 ON/ON TOP OFwith one leg on each side of something 跨坐地；跨骑地；跨在…上 a photograph of my mother sitting astride a horse 我母亲骑在马上的一张照片 2 on both sides of a river, road etc 跨越〔河、路等〕的两边 The ancient town of Bridgwater, astride the River Parrett, is an ideal touring centre. 布里奇沃特古镇地跨帕雷特河两岸，是理想的旅游中心。 Examples from the Corpus astride• An old portrait shows her sitting astride a horse. sitting astride• He bellowed with pain and rage, and sitting astride, continued punching her savagely in the face until she lay still.• The marquis pinned her to the ground by her shoulders, sitting astride her so that she couldn't move.• And when the great beast stopped to answer a call of nature, I felt as if I was sitting astride Mount Pinatubo.• He was still sitting astride the bike, balancing it with his long, lean legs tautly encased in black leather. |
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