(past strode; past participle stridden /ˈstrɪdən/)
1
- no obj., with adverbial of direction walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction阔步行进, 大踏步走：
he strode across the road
他大步穿过马路
figurative 〈喻〉striding confidently towards the future.
满怀信心阔步迈向未来。
1.1
- with obj. walk about or along (a street or other place) in this way大步走过, 大步沿着…走：
a woman striding the cobbled streets.
一个沿鹅卵石街道大步向前走的女人。
2
- no obj.
stride across/over
cross (an obstacle) with one long step跨越, 跨过： by giving a little leap she could stride across like a grown-up.
轻轻一跳, 她就能像成年人一样跨过去。
2.1
- with obj. poetic/literary bestride〈诗/文〉跨坐在…上; 跨立在…上：
new wealth enabled Britain to stride the world once more.
新的财富使得英国能再次屹立于世。
1
- a long, decisive step大步, 阔步：
he crossed the room in a couple of strides.
他几大步就穿过了房间。
1.1
- in sing. the length of a step or manner of taking steps in walking or running步幅; 步态, 步法：
the horse shortened its stride
那匹马缩短了步幅
he followed her with an easy stride.
他步态轻盈地跟在她后面。
2
- （一般作strides）a step or stage in progress towards an aim进展, 进步：
great strides have been made towards equality.
在平等方面已经取得长足进步。
2.1
one's stride
a good or regular rate of progress, especially after a slow or hesitant start逐步变好, 渐渐进入正规：the speaker was getting into his stride.
发言人讲话逐步进入佳境。
3
strides
Brit. informal trousers〈英, 非正式〉裤子。
4
- as modifier denoting or relating to a rhythmic style of jazz piano playing in which the left hand alternately plays single bass notes on the downbeat and chords an octave higher on the upbeat钢琴跨越弹奏法（有节奏的爵士乐钢琴演奏法, 演奏时左手交替在强拍时弹单个低音及在弱拍时弹高八度音）：
a stride pianist.
用跨越弹奏法演奏的钢琴家。
短语
break （one's） stride
- slow or interrupt the pace at which one walks or moves放慢步子; 停下。
match someone stride for stride
- manage to keep up with a competitor设法与竞争者并驾齐驱。
take something in one's stride
- deal with something difficult or unpleasant in a calm and accepting way从容对付; 轻易解决; 从容处理：
I told her what had happened and she took it all in her stride.
我告诉她发生的事, 她丝毫不动声色。
派生词
strider
noun词源
Old English stride (noun) 'single long step', strīdan (verb) 'stand or walk with the legs wide apart', probably from a Germanic base meaning 'strive, quarrel'; related to Dutch strijden 'fight' and German streiten 'quarrel'.