| 单词 | strut |
| 释义 | strut strut1 —strutter, n. /strut/, v. , strutted, strutting, n. v.i. 1. to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers. v.t. 2. strut one's stuff, to dress, behave, perform, etc., one's best in order to impress others; show off. n. 3. the act of strutting. 4. a strutting walk or gait. [bef. 1000; ME strouten to protrude stiffly, swell, bluster, OE strutian to struggle, deriv. of *strut (whence ME strut strife)] Syn. 1. parade, flourish. STRUT and SWAGGER refer especially to carriage in walking. STRUT implies swelling pride or pompousness; to STRUT is to walk with a stiff, pompous, seemingly affected or self-conscious gait: A turkey struts about the barnyard. SWAGGER implies a domineering, sometimes jaunty, superiority or challenge, and a self-important manner: to swagger down the street. strut2 /strut/, n. , v. , strutted, strutting. n. 1. any of various structural members, as in trusses, primarily intended to resist longitudinal compression. See diags. under king post, queen post. v.t. 2. to brace or support by means of a strut or struts. [1565-75; obscurely akin to STRUT1] |
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