| 单词 | stride |
| 释义 | stride (once / 267 pages) vn The noun stride means "significant progress." You might make a huge stride towards making peace with the rival school by hosting a block party and inviting their students. The noun stride also means "a step made while running or walking." If you are bored, you can count your strides between home and the bus stop. As a verb, stride means "to walk or run by taking long steps." Elite runners stride, making it look easy. But even if you are a slow jogger, don't give up — you make great strides to improve your health when you exercise regularly. WORD FAMILYstride: stridden, strided, strider, strides, striding, strode+/strider: striders USAGE EXAMPLESThe three of them stride over and look down at me. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) It was only beginning to find its stride when the network unceremoniously cancelled it. Salon(Dec 31, 2016) The maple floorboards were bubbled, and my twelve-year-old stride activated a creak. Salon(Dec 28, 2016) 1v walk with long steps He strode confidently across the hall Hyper walk use one's feet to advance; advance by steps 2v cover or traverse by taking long steps She strode several miles towards the woods Hyper cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track, traverse travel across or pass over 3n a step in walking or running Syn|Hyper pace, tread step the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down 4n the distance covered by a step Syn|Hyper footstep, pace, step indefinite quantity an estimated quantity 5n significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides") they made big strides in productivity Hyper advancement, progress gradual improvement or growth or development |
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