Definition of astride in English:

astride

adverb & preposition əˈstrʌɪd

1With a leg on each side of.
as preposition he was sitting astride the bike
as adverb he sat on the chair astride
Example sentencesExamples
- Climbing petrol prices have encouraged others to hang up their car keys and sit astride their dream machine for the morning journey to work.
- As soon as she was out of sight of the house, she swung her right leg up over to the other side to ride astride.
- Before Ian knew what was happening, the boy had pulled the bike from beneath him and was sitting astride it.
- At its head was General Daemon sitting astride his horse.
- If Lyall hadn't been sitting astride his horse, he was quite sure he'd have keeled over with the force of this shock.
- There was something about the rolling stride with which they moved that spoke of a lifetime of forking hay, sitting astride tractors, or herding cattle and sheep.
- Heston is a tall, well-built actor and presents an imposing figure astride a normal-sized horse.
- Minor injuries around the trunk of the deceased suggested that if he was on the ground before his death someone might have been sitting astride his chest.
- Bikers have to accept that they are sitting astride very powerful machines that are potentially lethal.
- Sarah says this while sitting astride a large grey horse with a pair of 5-inch stiletto boots on her feet.
- There were marks on Robert's body, indicating the trunk had been compressed by an arm or arms, or possibly by someone sitting astride him on the ground, the court heard.
- Why was Frank Mace sitting astride an unexploded mine, and how did it come to be washed up on a New Plymouth beach?
- She slung her leg over, so she was astride, and sat up.
- So when I found myself sitting astride a large horse at 11 am last Saturday I was a little perplexed to say the least.
- He was sitting astride a horse that shied at raindrops.
- He was sitting astride a black stallion like some errant knight.
- He showed photographs of captured Angolan government weapons and of himself sitting astride the wreckage of a crashed Russian military aircraft.
- In the United States, where the baby-boomers are trying to recapture their lost youth by once more sitting astride large cycles, those aged over 40 are dying at twice the rate of teenage bikers.
- Sitting astride the bay gelding, his gun resting on the high horn of the saddle, Buck's eyes gleamed at the thought of partly avenging his father's death.
- She got onto the horse, sitting astride it with her skirts pushed almost all the way up to her knees.
- William turned the page and studied a new photo of the princess, sitting astride a big black horse.
- From around one corner of the shrine another priest appeared sitting astride a huge elephant.
1. 1.1as adverb (of a person's legs) apart.
  he stood, legs astride
  Example sentencesExamples
  He rode two horses at the same time, standing astride with one leg on each horse, as they cantered in unison around the sawdust circle.
2as preposition Extending across.
the port stands astride an international route
Example sentencesExamples
- She was the last living member of the old generation of the little village astride the Moy.
- I found a beautiful little city, its medieval spires sitting astride the River Limmat and its face turned to the crystalline waters of Zurichsee, a lake so clean its water has been certified safe to drink.
- Washington regards the country as a vital strategic asset, sitting astride key Asian shipping lanes and in close proximity to China.
- Sitting astride the mid-ocean ridge in the North Atlantic Ocean, Iceland is volcanically one of the most dynamic parts of the Earth's surface.
- With access to the sea and sitting astride the main north-south roads running from Boston to Portsmouth, Ipswich was not isolated from political events.
- Sitting astride it is the string of small islands known as the Andamans.
- Rochester is a study in contrasts, a medium-size city that seems to sit astride the fault line where the new economy grinds up against the old.
- The town stands astride the A4, formerly called the Great West Road, that connected London, Bath and Bristol.
- Gingin is located in a small green gully sitting astride a nondescript creek.
- Hollywood, a little village sitting astride the Kildare border in the Parish of Ballymore Eustace, has an equally long record in Gaelic football.
- Strategically situated between the Black Sea and the oil-rich Caspian, and sitting astride two key oil and gas pipelines, Georgia borders Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia.
- The town sits astride a major fault that is well exposed west and east of the town and forms an obvious east-trending lineament on the satellite imagery.
- Masterminded by Gen Alberto Díaz, this was the last offensive on the WW I Italian front, mounted to assault the Austrian forces sitting astride the Piave river in north-east Italy.

Rhymes

abide, applied, aside, backslide, beside, bestride, betide, bide, bride, chide, Clyde, cockeyed, coincide, collide, confide, cried, decide, divide, dried, elide, five-a-side, glide, guide, hide, hollow-eyed, I'd, implied, lied, misguide, nationwide, nide, offside, onside, outride, outside, pan-fried, pied, pie-eyed, pitch-side, popeyed, pride, provide, ride, Said, shied, side, slide, sloe-eyed, snide, square-eyed, starry-eyed, statewide, Strathclyde, stride, subdivide, subside, tide, tried, undyed, wall-eyed, wide, worldwide

Definition of astride in US English:

astride

prepositionəˈstraɪdəˈstrīd

1With a leg on each side of.
he was sitting astride the bike
a figure astride a horse
as adverb he sat on the chair astride
Example sentencesExamples
- He was sitting astride a black stallion like some errant knight.
- He was sitting astride a horse that shied at raindrops.
- Minor injuries around the trunk of the deceased suggested that if he was on the ground before his death someone might have been sitting astride his chest.
- William turned the page and studied a new photo of the princess, sitting astride a big black horse.
- So when I found myself sitting astride a large horse at 11 am last Saturday I was a little perplexed to say the least.
- He showed photographs of captured Angolan government weapons and of himself sitting astride the wreckage of a crashed Russian military aircraft.
- There was something about the rolling stride with which they moved that spoke of a lifetime of forking hay, sitting astride tractors, or herding cattle and sheep.
- If Lyall hadn't been sitting astride his horse, he was quite sure he'd have keeled over with the force of this shock.
- From around one corner of the shrine another priest appeared sitting astride a huge elephant.
- Before Ian knew what was happening, the boy had pulled the bike from beneath him and was sitting astride it.
- Why was Frank Mace sitting astride an unexploded mine, and how did it come to be washed up on a New Plymouth beach?
- She got onto the horse, sitting astride it with her skirts pushed almost all the way up to her knees.
- As soon as she was out of sight of the house, she swung her right leg up over to the other side to ride astride.
- She slung her leg over, so she was astride, and sat up.
- Bikers have to accept that they are sitting astride very powerful machines that are potentially lethal.
- In the United States, where the baby-boomers are trying to recapture their lost youth by once more sitting astride large cycles, those aged over 40 are dying at twice the rate of teenage bikers.
- Heston is a tall, well-built actor and presents an imposing figure astride a normal-sized horse.
- Sarah says this while sitting astride a large grey horse with a pair of 5-inch stiletto boots on her feet.
- Sitting astride the bay gelding, his gun resting on the high horn of the saddle, Buck's eyes gleamed at the thought of partly avenging his father's death.
- Climbing petrol prices have encouraged others to hang up their car keys and sit astride their dream machine for the morning journey to work.
- At its head was General Daemon sitting astride his horse.
- There were marks on Robert's body, indicating the trunk had been compressed by an arm or arms, or possibly by someone sitting astride him on the ground, the court heard.
1. 1.1 Extending across.
  the port stands astride an international route
  why do people build their dream homes astride some seismic fault?
  Example sentencesExamples
  Sitting astride it is the string of small islands known as the Andamans.
  The town stands astride the A4, formerly called the Great West Road, that connected London, Bath and Bristol.
  With access to the sea and sitting astride the main north-south roads running from Boston to Portsmouth, Ipswich was not isolated from political events.
  Gingin is located in a small green gully sitting astride a nondescript creek.
  Hollywood, a little village sitting astride the Kildare border in the Parish of Ballymore Eustace, has an equally long record in Gaelic football.
  Rochester is a study in contrasts, a medium-size city that seems to sit astride the fault line where the new economy grinds up against the old.
  Washington regards the country as a vital strategic asset, sitting astride key Asian shipping lanes and in close proximity to China.
  Sitting astride the mid-ocean ridge in the North Atlantic Ocean, Iceland is volcanically one of the most dynamic parts of the Earth's surface.
  I found a beautiful little city, its medieval spires sitting astride the River Limmat and its face turned to the crystalline waters of Zurichsee, a lake so clean its water has been certified safe to drink.
  Strategically situated between the Black Sea and the oil-rich Caspian, and sitting astride two key oil and gas pipelines, Georgia borders Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia.
  The town sits astride a major fault that is well exposed west and east of the town and forms an obvious east-trending lineament on the satellite imagery.
  She was the last living member of the old generation of the little village astride the Moy.
  Masterminded by Gen Alberto Díaz, this was the last offensive on the WW I Italian front, mounted to assault the Austrian forces sitting astride the Piave river in north-east Italy.
2. 1.2as adverb With legs apart.
  he stood, legs astride
  Example sentencesExamples
  He rode two horses at the same time, standing astride with one leg on each horse, as they cantered in unison around the sawdust circle.

单词	astride
释义	Definition of astride in English: astride adverb & preposition əˈstrʌɪd 1With a leg on each side of. as preposition he was sitting astride the bike as adverb he sat on the chair astride Example sentencesExamples Climbing petrol prices have encouraged others to hang up their car keys and sit astride their dream machine for the morning journey to work. As soon as she was out of sight of the house, she swung her right leg up over to the other side to ride astride. Before Ian knew what was happening, the boy had pulled the bike from beneath him and was sitting astride it. At its head was General Daemon sitting astride his horse. If Lyall hadn't been sitting astride his horse, he was quite sure he'd have keeled over with the force of this shock. There was something about the rolling stride with which they moved that spoke of a lifetime of forking hay, sitting astride tractors, or herding cattle and sheep. Heston is a tall, well-built actor and presents an imposing figure astride a normal-sized horse. Minor injuries around the trunk of the deceased suggested that if he was on the ground before his death someone might have been sitting astride his chest. Bikers have to accept that they are sitting astride very powerful machines that are potentially lethal. Sarah says this while sitting astride a large grey horse with a pair of 5-inch stiletto boots on her feet. There were marks on Robert's body, indicating the trunk had been compressed by an arm or arms, or possibly by someone sitting astride him on the ground, the court heard. Why was Frank Mace sitting astride an unexploded mine, and how did it come to be washed up on a New Plymouth beach? She slung her leg over, so she was astride, and sat up. So when I found myself sitting astride a large horse at 11 am last Saturday I was a little perplexed to say the least. He was sitting astride a horse that shied at raindrops. He was sitting astride a black stallion like some errant knight. He showed photographs of captured Angolan government weapons and of himself sitting astride the wreckage of a crashed Russian military aircraft. In the United States, where the baby-boomers are trying to recapture their lost youth by once more sitting astride large cycles, those aged over 40 are dying at twice the rate of teenage bikers. Sitting astride the bay gelding, his gun resting on the high horn of the saddle, Buck's eyes gleamed at the thought of partly avenging his father's death. She got onto the horse, sitting astride it with her skirts pushed almost all the way up to her knees. William turned the page and studied a new photo of the princess, sitting astride a big black horse. From around one corner of the shrine another priest appeared sitting astride a huge elephant. 1.1as adverb (of a person's legs) apart. he stood, legs astride Example sentencesExamples He rode two horses at the same time, standing astride with one leg on each horse, as they cantered in unison around the sawdust circle. 2as preposition Extending across. the port stands astride an international route Example sentencesExamples She was the last living member of the old generation of the little village astride the Moy. I found a beautiful little city, its medieval spires sitting astride the River Limmat and its face turned to the crystalline waters of Zurichsee, a lake so clean its water has been certified safe to drink. Washington regards the country as a vital strategic asset, sitting astride key Asian shipping lanes and in close proximity to China. Sitting astride the mid-ocean ridge in the North Atlantic Ocean, Iceland is volcanically one of the most dynamic parts of the Earth's surface. With access to the sea and sitting astride the main north-south roads running from Boston to Portsmouth, Ipswich was not isolated from political events. Sitting astride it is the string of small islands known as the Andamans. Rochester is a study in contrasts, a medium-size city that seems to sit astride the fault line where the new economy grinds up against the old. The town stands astride the A4, formerly called the Great West Road, that connected London, Bath and Bristol. Gingin is located in a small green gully sitting astride a nondescript creek. Hollywood, a little village sitting astride the Kildare border in the Parish of Ballymore Eustace, has an equally long record in Gaelic football. Strategically situated between the Black Sea and the oil-rich Caspian, and sitting astride two key oil and gas pipelines, Georgia borders Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia. The town sits astride a major fault that is well exposed west and east of the town and forms an obvious east-trending lineament on the satellite imagery. Masterminded by Gen Alberto Díaz, this was the last offensive on the WW I Italian front, mounted to assault the Austrian forces sitting astride the Piave river in north-east Italy. Rhymes abide, applied, aside, backslide, beside, bestride, betide, bide, bride, chide, Clyde, cockeyed, coincide, collide, confide, cried, decide, divide, dried, elide, five-a-side, glide, guide, hide, hollow-eyed, I'd, implied, lied, misguide, nationwide, nide, offside, onside, outride, outside, pan-fried, pied, pie-eyed, pitch-side, popeyed, pride, provide, ride, Said, shied, side, slide, sloe-eyed, snide, square-eyed, starry-eyed, statewide, Strathclyde, stride, subdivide, subside, tide, tried, undyed, wall-eyed, wide, worldwide Definition of astride in US English: astride prepositionəˈstraɪdəˈstrīd 1With a leg on each side of. he was sitting astride the bike a figure astride a horse as adverb he sat on the chair astride Example sentencesExamples He was sitting astride a black stallion like some errant knight. He was sitting astride a horse that shied at raindrops. Minor injuries around the trunk of the deceased suggested that if he was on the ground before his death someone might have been sitting astride his chest. William turned the page and studied a new photo of the princess, sitting astride a big black horse. So when I found myself sitting astride a large horse at 11 am last Saturday I was a little perplexed to say the least. He showed photographs of captured Angolan government weapons and of himself sitting astride the wreckage of a crashed Russian military aircraft. There was something about the rolling stride with which they moved that spoke of a lifetime of forking hay, sitting astride tractors, or herding cattle and sheep. If Lyall hadn't been sitting astride his horse, he was quite sure he'd have keeled over with the force of this shock. From around one corner of the shrine another priest appeared sitting astride a huge elephant. Before Ian knew what was happening, the boy had pulled the bike from beneath him and was sitting astride it. Why was Frank Mace sitting astride an unexploded mine, and how did it come to be washed up on a New Plymouth beach? She got onto the horse, sitting astride it with her skirts pushed almost all the way up to her knees. As soon as she was out of sight of the house, she swung her right leg up over to the other side to ride astride. She slung her leg over, so she was astride, and sat up. Bikers have to accept that they are sitting astride very powerful machines that are potentially lethal. In the United States, where the baby-boomers are trying to recapture their lost youth by once more sitting astride large cycles, those aged over 40 are dying at twice the rate of teenage bikers. Heston is a tall, well-built actor and presents an imposing figure astride a normal-sized horse. Sarah says this while sitting astride a large grey horse with a pair of 5-inch stiletto boots on her feet. Sitting astride the bay gelding, his gun resting on the high horn of the saddle, Buck's eyes gleamed at the thought of partly avenging his father's death. Climbing petrol prices have encouraged others to hang up their car keys and sit astride their dream machine for the morning journey to work. At its head was General Daemon sitting astride his horse. There were marks on Robert's body, indicating the trunk had been compressed by an arm or arms, or possibly by someone sitting astride him on the ground, the court heard. 1.1 Extending across. the port stands astride an international route why do people build their dream homes astride some seismic fault? Example sentencesExamples Sitting astride it is the string of small islands known as the Andamans. The town stands astride the A4, formerly called the Great West Road, that connected London, Bath and Bristol. With access to the sea and sitting astride the main north-south roads running from Boston to Portsmouth, Ipswich was not isolated from political events. Gingin is located in a small green gully sitting astride a nondescript creek. Hollywood, a little village sitting astride the Kildare border in the Parish of Ballymore Eustace, has an equally long record in Gaelic football. Rochester is a study in contrasts, a medium-size city that seems to sit astride the fault line where the new economy grinds up against the old. Washington regards the country as a vital strategic asset, sitting astride key Asian shipping lanes and in close proximity to China. Sitting astride the mid-ocean ridge in the North Atlantic Ocean, Iceland is volcanically one of the most dynamic parts of the Earth's surface. I found a beautiful little city, its medieval spires sitting astride the River Limmat and its face turned to the crystalline waters of Zurichsee, a lake so clean its water has been certified safe to drink. Strategically situated between the Black Sea and the oil-rich Caspian, and sitting astride two key oil and gas pipelines, Georgia borders Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia. The town sits astride a major fault that is well exposed west and east of the town and forms an obvious east-trending lineament on the satellite imagery. She was the last living member of the old generation of the little village astride the Moy. Masterminded by Gen Alberto Díaz, this was the last offensive on the WW I Italian front, mounted to assault the Austrian forces sitting astride the Piave river in north-east Italy. 1.2as adverb With legs apart. he stood, legs astride Example sentencesExamples He rode two horses at the same time, standing astride with one leg on each horse, as they cantered in unison around the sawdust circle.
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