单词	straddle
释义	straddlestrad‧dle /ˈstrædl/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINstraddle Origin: 1500-1600 stride Verb Table VERB TABLE straddle Simple Form Present I, you, we, they straddle he, she, it straddles Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they straddled Present perfect I, you, we, they have straddled he, she, it has straddled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had straddled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will straddle Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have straddled Continuous Form Present I am straddling he, she, it is straddling you, we, they are straddling Past I, he, she, it was straddling you, we, they were straddling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been straddling he, she, it has been straddling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been straddling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be straddling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been straddling Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES He sat facing her, straddling the small wooden chair. Her job straddled marketing and public relations. I looked up to see her straddling one of the huge branches of the oak tree. Riders straddled their mountain bikes waiting for the race to begin. The forest straddles the U.S.- Mexico border. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As a general argument it straddles the two others, being more limited than either but broader than each. Billy pushed his chair away from the table, straddling it, ready to move. The effect was heightened by the pavilions which straddled the track behind the main building. The worker must straddle and stretch across the distances, often very large distances. They cobbled together their economic theories, then, while straddling the secular and the sacred. When you straddle a thing it takes a long time to explain it. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto sit with your legs in a particular position► kneel also kneel down to be or move into a position in which your knees are on the floor and your body is upright: · He told them to kneel, then began to say a prayer.· Grandpa knelt down and lifted the little girl into his arms.· An old woman was kneeling at the altar, her hands clasping a rosary.· You'll need to bring a small mat to kneel on. ► sit cross-legged to sit on the ground or floor with your knees bent and your feet crossed in front of you: · Several children sat cross-legged on the floor in front of her.· They were sitting on the bed cross-legged and giggling. ► squat also squat down to put your body into a position in which your feet are flat on the ground, your knees are bent up to your chest, and your bottom is off the ground, or to move into this position: · A little boy was squatting at the edge of the pool.· People squatted around the fire in small groups· He squatted down beside me and offered me a cigarette. ► sit astride to sit on something or someone, with one leg on each side: · He sat astride a motorcycle.· He pinned her to the ground by her shoulders, sitting astride her so that she couldn't move. ► straddle to sit on someone or something with one leg on each side, especially when you have to stretch a long way to do this: · He sat facing her, straddling the small wooden chair.· I looked up to see her straddling one of the huge branches of the oak tree. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► straddle the border (=cover land on both sides of it)· This small village straddles the border between the West Bank and Jerusalem. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► border · Catholic and protestant church organization straddles the border.· The Falls straddled the new international border.· Several accessions straddle the border between literature and criticism. 1to sit or stand with your legs on either side of someone or something:  The photo shows him dressed in leather, straddling a motorbike.2if something straddles a line, road, or river, part of it is on one side and part on the other sidestraddle something between something Mount Elgon straddles the border between Kenya and Uganda.3to include different areas of activity, groups, time etc:  Her research straddles mathematics and social sciences. immigrants straddling two cultures
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