stride
noun
uk/straɪd/us/straɪd/stridenoun(DEVELOPMENT)
[C]
animportantpositivedevelopment:
进展,进步TheWestmadeimpressivestridesinimprovingenergyefficiencyafter thehugerisesinoilpricesduring the 70s.70年代石油价格大幅上涨之后,西方国家在提高能源使用效率方面取得了显著进步。
Thegrouphasmadestridestoexpandinternationally.这个集团在拓展国际市场方面取得了很大进展。
Making progress and advancing
- advancement
- age
- ahead
- ahead of
- anti-development
- carry
- flourish
- furtherance
- gather
- get beyondsomething
- get it togetheridiom
- grow
- journey
- mature
- pan
- ripen
- ripeness
- self-advancement
- self-betterment
- self-development
stridenoun(STEP)
[C]
alongstepwhenwalkingorrunning:
大步,阔步Sheattributesherrecord-breakingspeedto thelengthof her stride.她认为她的速度之所以能打破纪录是因为步幅大。
Walking and walkers
- bring/callsomething/someoneto heelidiom
- cavalcade
- constitutional
- foot traffic
- heel
- hiker
- hiking
- hoof itidiom
- rambler
- retread
- shanks's pony
- sleepwalk
- sleepwalking
- somnambulate
- stretch
- walkabout
- walkies
- walking
- walking pole
- walking stick
stridenoun(CLOTHES)
strides[plural]Australian Englishinformal
trousers:
裤子a newpairofstrides一条新裤子
Trousers
- bell-bottomed
- bell-bottoms
- Bermuda shorts
- blue jeans
- bootcuts
- cycling shorts
- daisy dukes
- denim
- drainpipe
- dress pants
- kecks
- knickerbockers
- knickers
- lederhosen
- leggings
- skort
- stirrup pants
- tracksuit bottoms
- trews
- trousers
Idioms
get intoyourstride
not breakyourstride
putsomeoneofftheirstride
takesomethinginyourstride
stride
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk/straɪd/us/straɪd/strode|striddentowalksomewherequicklywithlongsteps:
大步快走,阔步行进She strodepurposefullyup to thedeskanddemandedtospeakto themanager.她果断地大步走到桌前,要求见经理。
He strodeacross/into/out oftheroom.他大步走过/进/出房间。
to move fast
- speedHe ran back to his car and sped off.
- raceShe raced over and hugged me.
- flyShe flew across the room just in time to stop the baby falling off the chair.
- beltUKTraffic was belting along the motorway.
- tearA fire truck came tearing down the road.
- streakBullets streaked across the sky.
to walk
- walkThe baby has just learned to walk.
- strideShe strode purposefully up to the desk and demanded to speak to the manager.
- marchHe marched right in to the office and demanded to see the governor.
- strollWe strolled along the beach.
- wanderShe wandered from room to room, not sure of what she was looking for.
- ambleShe ambled down the street, looking in shop windows.
Moving firmly on foot
- clomp
- clump
- flounce
- goose step
- lope
- march
- mark
- pace
- parade
- prance
- quick march!idiom
- sashay
- stamp
- stomp
- strut
- stump
- surefooted
- swaggeringly
- unmounted
- waltz