| 单词 | to straddle your legs |
| 释义 | 1.(be astride)+ horse, bike, chair, person骑；跨坐在…上 He sat down, straddling the chair.他在椅子上跨坐下来。 2.(be across)+ road, river, border横跨；跨越 A small wooden bridge straddled the dike.一座小木桥横跨在排水渠上。 a town that straddles the U.S.-Mexico border一座跨越美国和墨西哥边境的城镇 3.(bridge)+ period, cultures, groups横跨, 同属(不同时期、活动或群体)；两栖于(不同活动) Our lives have straddled a period of greater change than perhaps any since the end of the Roman Empire.我们生活的这个时期所经历的变革可能是罗马帝国灭亡以来最巨大的。 He straddles two cultures, having been brought up in Britain and later converted to Islam.他在英国长大, 后来又皈依了伊斯兰教, 兼具两种文化背景。 4.<美,加拿大,非正式>(be in favour of both sides)对…持骑墙态度；对…持观望态度 He will no longer be able to straddle the issue.他将无法再对这一问题持骑墙态度。 5.to straddle your legs (spread your legs)把两腿分开 He drew in his small paunch and straddled his legs, savouring the evening.他收起圆滚的小肚子, 叉着双腿, 享受着夜晚的美好。 6.【军】+ target夹叉射击 See straddle |
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