stride

stride
(past strode ; past participle stridden )
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction]walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction
    阔步行进，大踏步走
    he strode across the road.
    他大步穿过马路。
    striding confidently towards the future.
    满怀信心阔步迈向未来。
    ■[with obj.]walk about or along (a street or other place) in this way
    大步走过，大步沿着…走
    a woman striding the cobbled streets.
    一个沿鹅卵石街道大步走的女人。
  2. [no obj.](stride across/over)cross (an obstacle) with one long step
    跨越，跨过
    by giving a little leap she could stride across like a grown-up.
    轻轻一跳，她就能像成年人一样跨过去。
    ■[with obj.](poetic/literary)bestride
    (诗/文)跨坐在…上；跨立在…上
    new wealth enabled Britain to stride the world once more.
    新的财富使得英国能再次屹立于世。
noun
  1. a long, decisive step
    大步，阔步
    he crossed the room in a couple of strides.
    他几大步就穿过了房间。
    ■[in sing.]the length of a step or manner of taking steps in walking or running
    步幅；步态，步法
    the horse shortened its stride.
    那匹马缩短了步幅。
    he followed her with an easy stride.
    他步态轻盈地跟在她后面。
  2. (一般作 strides)a step or stage in progress towards an aim
    进展，进步
    great strides have been made towards equality.
    在平等方面已经取得长足进步。
    ■(one's stride)a good or regular rate of progress, especially after a slow or hesitant start
    逐步变好，渐渐进入正规
    the speaker was getting into his stride.
    发言人讲话逐步进入佳境。
  3. (strides)(Brit. informal)trousers
    (英，非正式)裤子
  4. [as modifier]denoting or relating to a rhythmic style of jazz piano playing in which the left hand alternately plays single bass notes on the downbeat and chords an octave higher on the upbeat
    钢琴跨越弹奏法（有节奏的爵士乐钢琴演奏法，演奏时左手交替在强拍时弹单个低音及在弱拍时弹高八度音）
    a stride pianist.
    用跨越弹奏法演奏的钢琴家。
常用词组
break (one's) stride
  1. slow or interrupt the pace at which one walks or moves
    放慢步子；停下
match someone stride for stride
  1. manage to keep up with a competitor
    设法与竞争者并驾齐驱
take something in one's stride
  1. deal with something difficult or unpleasant in a calm and accepting way
    从容对付，轻易解决，从容处理
    I told her what had happened and she took it all in her stride.
    我告诉她发生的事，她丝毫不动声色。
派生
strider
noun
语源
  1. Old English stride (noun) 'single long step', strīdan (verb) 'stand or walk with the legs wide apart', probably from a Germanic base meaning 'strive, quarrel'; related to Dutch strijden 'fight' and German streiten 'quarrel'
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