stripe

stripe
noun
  1. a long narrow band or strip, typically of the same width throughout its length, differing in colour or texture from the surface on either side of it
    条纹,长条,线条
    a pair of blue shorts with pink stripes.
    有粉红条纹的蓝短裤。
    ■(archaic)a blow with a scourge or lash
    (古)鞭挞
  2. a chevron sewn on to a uniform to denote military rank
    (制服上标示军衔的)条纹,V型臂章
    ■(chiefly N. Amer.)a type or category
    (主北美)类型,类别
    entrepreneurs of all stripes are joining in the offensive.
    各类企业家联合发起攻势。
verb
  1. [with obj.](一般作 be striped)mark with stripes
    给…画条纹,使有条纹
    her body was striped with bands of sunlight.
    她身体上有一道道阳光。
语源
  1. late Middle English: perhaps a back-formation from striped, of Dutch or Low German origin; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German strīpe
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