| 释义 | à che·val \|äshə|väl, F ȧshvȧl\ adverb
 Etymology: French, literally, on horseback
 1.  : with a part on each side : astride
 < climbing a narrow ridge à cheval >
 2.  : in such a way as to straddle a line on the layout of a game of chance (as roulette) or be split between two numbers, cards, or events
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