单词 | stride |
释义 | stride v. & n. --v (past strode; past part. stridden)   1. intr. & tr. walk with long firm steps.   2. tr. cross with one step.   3. tr. bestride; straddle. --n   1. a a single long step. b the length of this.   2. a person's gait as determined by the length of stride.   3. (usu. in pl.) progress (has made great strides).   4. a settled rate of progress (get into one's stride; be thrown out of one's stride).   5. (in pl.) sl. trousers.   6. the distance between the feet parted either laterally or as in walking. Phrases and idioms take in one's stride   1. clear (an obstacle) without changing one's gait to jump.   2. manage without difficulty. Derivatives strider n. Etymology: OE stridan |
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