| 单词 | straddle |
| 释义 | straddle v. & n. --v 1. tr. a sit or stand across (a thing) with the legs wide apart. b be situated across or on both sides of (the town straddles the border). 2. intr. a sit or stand in this way. b (of the legs) be wide apart. 3. tr. part (one's legs) widely. 4. tr. drop shots or bombs short of and beyond (a target). 5. tr. vacillate between two policies etc. regarding (an issue). --n 1. the act or an instance of straddling. 2. Stock Exch. an option giving the holder the right of either calling for or delivering stock at a fixed price. Derivatives straddler n. Etymology: alt. of striddle, back-form. f. striddlings astride f. strid- = STRIDE |
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