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astride adv.跨着；叉开prep.骑；跨 (1) 女子骑马可以跨骑也可以坐横鞍。(2) 那位漂亮的小姑娘两腿叉开骑在马上。 This is a word for a physical position that is easiest to visualize by picturing riders atop horses. While you can ride a horse sidesaddle — with both legs on one side — the usual (and safer) way to wide a horse is astride. When you're astride, you have one leg on each side of a horse: you've mounted the horse. If you climb a fence, you're probably going to find yourself astride the fence for a moment before you get to the other side.

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英 [ə'straɪd] 美 [ə'straɪd] (1) Ladies ride horses by sitting astride or side-saddle.(2) That pretty girl rode astride the horse. When you're astride something, you have one leg on each of it. A typical rider on a horse is astride the horse. 1[ADV 副词]跨坐地；骑着 If you sit or stand astride something, you sit or stand with one leg on each side of it.   [ADV after v]...three youths who stood astride their bicycles and stared.站着跨在自行车上凝视的3个年轻人

英语单词	astride
英美音标	英 [ə'straɪd] 美 [ə'straɪd]
中文释义	adv.跨着；叉开 prep.骑；跨
英语例句	(1) Ladies ride horses by sitting astride or side-saddle. (2) That pretty girl rode astride the horse.
中文例句	(1) 女子骑马可以跨骑也可以坐横鞍。 (2) 那位漂亮的小姑娘两腿叉开骑在马上。
vocabulary简明	When you're astride something, you have one leg on each of it. A typical rider on a horse is astride the horse.
vocabulary扩展	This is a word for a physical position that is easiest to visualize by picturing riders atop horses. While you can ride a horse sidesaddle — with both legs on one side — the usual (and safer) way to wide a horse is astride. When you're astride, you have one leg on each side of a horse: you've mounted the horse. If you climb a fence, you're probably going to find yourself astride the fence for a moment before you get to the other side.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADV 副词]跨坐地；骑着 If you sit or stand astride something, you sit or stand with one leg on each side of it. [ADV after v] ...three youths who stood astride their bicycles and stared. 站着跨在自行车上凝视的3个年轻人

Astride Horse Leg Side Ride Sit Stand 英