
straddle
词源
源自中古英语 'stradlen',与古英语 'stradol'(大步)有关,可能源自原始日耳曼语词根,与'stride'(大步走)同源。
verb
❶ 跨坐或跨立在某物上,通常指双腿分开位于物体的两侧。
“He straddled the bicycle before starting to pedal.”
(他跨坐在自行车上,然后开始踩踏板。)
“The child straddled the wooden horse and pretended to ride.”
(孩子跨坐在木马上假装骑马。)
❶ 横跨或覆盖两个不同的领域、时间或地点。
“The festival straddles two weekends in July.”
(这个节日横跨七月的两个周末。)
“Her research straddles the fields of biology and chemistry.”
(她的研究横跨生物学和化学两个领域。)
noun
❶ 跨坐或跨立的姿势或动作。
“She adjusted her straddle before jumping over the hurdle.”
(她在跨栏前调整了跨立的姿势。)
“The cowboy's wide straddle showed his experience with horses.”
(牛仔宽阔的跨坐姿势显示了他丰富的骑马经验。)
❶ 在金融交易中,同时持有同一标的资产的看涨和看跌期权的策略。
“The investor used a straddle to profit from market volatility.”
(投资者使用跨式期权策略从市场波动中获利。)
“A long straddle involves buying both call and put options.”
(买入跨式期权涉及同时购买看涨和看跌期权。)
常见短语
straddle the fence — 比喻在两种观点或立场之间犹豫不决,不愿明确表态。
“The politician continued to straddle the fence on the controversial issue.”
(这位政客在这个有争议的问题上继续持观望态度。)
straddle position — 指双腿分开跨立的身体姿势,常见于运动、体操或骑马等活动中。
“Gymnasts often start their routines from a straddle position on the beam.”
(体操运动员经常从平衡木上的跨立姿势开始他们的动作。)