straddling
present participle ofstraddle
| 单词 | straddling |
| 释义 | straddling present participle ofstraddle straddle verb[T] uk/ˈstræd.əl/us/ˈstræd.əl/tositorstandwithyourlegson eithersideof something: Hepulledon hishelmetand straddled themotorbike. Something that straddles aline, such as aborderorriver,existson eachsideof it or goesacrossit: Ourfarmstraddles therailwayline. tocombinedifferentstylesorsubjects: It'sdescribedas a newkindofdancemusicwhich straddlesjazzandsoul. mainlyUSdisapproving to beunabletodecidewhich of twoopinionsabout asubjectisbetterand sopartlysupportbothopinions: It's not the firsttimethisyearthat thepresidenthas beenaccusedof straddling anissue. Boarding and alighting from modes of transport
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Crossing and moving through Connecting and combining Doubt & ambivalence Examplesofstraddlingstraddling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. He demonstrates hisstraddlingof the seesaw of worlds of sound and sounds of the world with one example of each. From theCambridge English Corpus Additional anomalies includedstraddlingof either the tricuspid or mitral valve, mitral stenosis, hypoplastic left ventricle, isolated pulmonary stenosis and interruption of the aortic arch. From theCambridge English Corpus Surgical repair ofstraddlingand overriding tricuspid valve. From theCambridge English Corpus When one connection is absent, thestraddlingand overriding valve will perforce be of right or left morphology, and not common. From theCambridge English Corpus For those of usstraddlingthese two ways of thinking, the problem is that each is composed of quite different sub-sets of knowledge. From theCambridge English Corpus Melting is tentatively deduced to have commenced at + 100 km,straddlingthe garnet-spinel transition. From theCambridge English Corpus After abnormal excavation, this may lead to varying degrees ofstraddling. From theCambridge English Corpus Coils were positioned insidetheductin the long tubular ducts orstraddlingthe duct (with some loops in the pulmonary artery and some in the aortic ampulla). From theCambridge English Corpus Alternatively, a patch can be placed by sewing the stitches exclusively in thestraddlingleaflet of the tricuspid valve. From theCambridge English Corpus The actual plan created twostraddlingdistricts, when only one needed to be created. From theCambridge English Corpus In three pairs, there was only one possible configuration of thestraddlingdistrict. From theCambridge English Corpus Framestraddlingis used to achieve frame pairs with less than 33 ms separation. From theCambridge English Corpus We have discussed howstraddlingand overriding describe separate facets of the abnormal valve. From theCambridge English Corpus Roymans (1996, 46) has suggested that cattle occupy an ambivalent position,straddlingthe divide between subsistence and prestige spheres of exchange. From theCambridge English Corpus Further, access restriction policy must be constantly revisited to account for stock improvements or periodic or unexpected changes instraddlingstocks. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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