单词 | strut |
释义 | strut ![]() v. strut·ted, strut·ting, struts v.intr. To walk with pompous bearing; swagger. v.tr. 1. To display in order to impress others. Sometimes used with out: Don't strut out your resume until you have more accomplishments to list. 2. a. To provide (a structure) with a strut or struts. b. To brace or separate with a strut. n. Idiom: 1. A pompous, self-important gait. 2. A structural element used to brace or strengthen a framework by resisting stress or compression. strut (one's) stuff Slang To behave or perform in an ostentatious manner; show off. [Middle English strouten, to stand out, from Old English strūtian, to stand out stiffly; see ster-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] strutter n. strutting·ly adv. ![]() replica of a British World War I Sopwith Camel fighter plane with struts between the wings |
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