1
- a rod or bar forming part of a framework and designed to resist compression支柱, 支杆, 撑杆。
2
- in sing. a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait高傲自负; 昂首挺胸的步态：
that old confident strut and swagger has returned.
那种原有的目中无人、昂首阔步、得意忘形的神态又回来了。
verb
strutted, strutting
1
- no obj., with adverbial walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait趾高气扬地走, 高视阔步：
peacocks strut through the grounds.
孔雀神气活现地走过场地。
2
- with obj. brace (something) with a strut or struts支撑; 撑开：
the holes were close-boarded and strutted.
那些洞被木板紧密围封并加有支撑。
短语
strut one's stuff
- informal dance or behave in a confident and expressive way〈非正式〉自信而富有表现力地跳舞; （行为）炫耀。
派生词
strutter
nounstruttingly
adverb词源
Old English strūtian 'protrude stiffly', of Germanic origin. Current senses date from the late 16th cent.