单词 | stride |
释义 | Word Frequency stride(straɪd) noun 1. a long step or pace 2. the space measured by such a step 3. a striding gait 4. an act of forward movement by an animal, completed when the legs have returned to their initial relative positions 5. progress or development (esp in the phrase make rapid strides) 6. a regular pace or rate of progress to get into one's stride to be put off one's stride 7. rowing the distance covered between strokes 8. Also called: stride piano jazz a piano style characterized by single bass notes on the first and third beats and chords on the second and fourth 9. (plural) informal, mainly Australian men's trousers 10. take something in one's stride verbWord forms: strides, striding, strode or stridden 11. (intransitive) to walk with long regular or measured paces, as in haste, etc 12. (transitive) to cover or traverse by striding he strode thirty miles 13. (often foll by over, across, etc) to cross (over a space, obstacle, etc) with a stride 14. (intransitive) rowing to achieve the desired rhythm in a racing shell Derived forms strider (ˈstrider) noun Word origin Old English strīdan; related to Old High German strītan to quarrel; see straddle |
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