stride

英 [straɪd] 美[straɪd]
  • n. 大步;步幅;进展
  • vt. 跨过;大踏步走过;跨坐在…
  • vi. 跨;跨过;大步行走

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词态变化


复数: strides;第三人称单数: strides;过去式: strode;过去分词: stridden;现在分词: striding;

助记提示


1. strive, strife 是同源词(v <-->f),因此它们的含义很相近;其实,stride 与 strive, strife 也是同源词,只是 stride 的引申义引申得比较远,因此仅从含义上看不出它们的同源性。
2. 古高地德语:*strit- "fight, combat, contention; quarrel, dispute" => 古法语:*strit- / *strif- "quarrel, dispute" => strife => strive.
3. 古高地德语:*strit- "fight, combat, contention" => *strid- => stride (其字面含义,其实就是两条腿之间的对峙、竞争,两条腿怎样才能形成对峙呢,当然就是叉开腿,形成跨步、跨立姿势),由此引申出了如今的含义,straddle 就是 stride 的同源同引申义的词.
4. *strid- => *strad- + -le (双写d加-le, 反复体后缀)。
5. st- (stand => st-) + ride => stride, 当然就是站着往前大步走了。
6. stride => straddle.
7. 在大街上骑着马大跨步行走。

中文词源


stride 大步,阔步,步幅,进展

来自古英语 stridan,跨坐,上马,来自 Proto-Germanic*stridanan,斗争,争斗,词源同 strife,strive. 可能来自 PIE*ster,展开,铺开,伸展,词源同 strew,structure,strand.该词在其大多数日耳曼同 源词中都保留原义斗争,争斗,吵架,争吵,在英语中引申词义大步走,阔步走可能是取其 奋勇向前之意。

英英释意


1. a step in walking or running
2. the distance covered by a step;
"he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
3. significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides");
"they made big strides in productivity"

英文词源


stride
stride: [OE] Stride comes from a prehistoric Germanic base *strīd-, whose other descendants (German streiten and Dutch strijden ‘quarrel’, Swedish and Danish strid ‘strife, affliction’) suggest a basic underlying meaning ‘severity, great effort’. There may also be a link with English strife and strive. Straddle [16] comes from a variant of the same base. The use of the plural noun strides for ‘trousers’ dates from the late 19th century.
=> straddle
stride (v.)
Old English stridan (past tense strad, past participle striden), "to straddle, mount" (a horse), from Proto-Germanic *stridanan (cognates: Middle Low German strede "stride, strive;" Old Saxon stridian, Danish stride, Swedish strida "to fight," Dutch stridjen, Old High German stritan, German etreiten "to fight, contend, struggle," Old Norse striðr "strong, hard, stubborn, severe").

The sense connection in the various Germanic forms is perhaps "strive, make a strong effort;" the senses having to do with walking and standing are found only in English and Low German. Meaning "to walk with long or extended steps" is from c. 1200. Cognate words in most Germanic languages mean "to fight, struggle;" the notion behind the English usage might be the effort involved in making long strides, striving forward.
stride (n.)
"a step in walking," especially a long one, from Old English stride "a stride, a step," from the root of stride (v.). Compare Dutch strijd, Old High German strit, German Streit "fight, contention, combat," Swedish and Danish strid "combat, contention." From c. 1300 as a measure of distance roughly the length of a stride. Figurative meaning "advance rapidly, make progress" is from c. 1600. Of animals (especially horses) from early 17c. To take (something) in stride (1832), i.e. "without change of gait," originally is of horses leaping hedges in the hunting-field; figurative sense attested from 1902. To hit (one's) stride is from horse-racing. Jazz music stride tempo is attested from 1938. Meaning "a standing with the legs apart, a straddle" is from 1590s.

同义词辨析


walk, stride, stroll, strut, pace

这些动词均有"行走,徒步"之意。

walk: 最常用词,中性词,指除跑、跳之外所有移步的动作。

stride: 着重步子大而且节奏有力,流露出匆忙、烦恼、得意等情绪。

stroll: 多指走走停停,步子缓慢,悠闲自得,漫无目的。

strut: 指大摇大摆地走,含过分自信或自高自大意味。

pace: 指踱步,走步。

词组搭配


break (one's) stride

slow or interrupt the pace at which one walks or moves

放慢步子;停下

match someone stride for stride

manage to keep up with a competitor

设法与竞争者并驾齐驱

take something in one's stride

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。

hit (one's) stride

To achieve a steady, effective pace.

达到稳定有效的步奏

To attain a maximum level of competence.

达到最大的水平

take in (one's) stride

To cope with calmly, without interrupting one's normal routine

从容对付某事:冷静地,不打断日常活动地处理

taking their newfound wealth in stride.

从容处理新发现的财富

实用场景例句


We strode across the snowy fields.
我们大步流星地穿过雪封的旷野。

牛津词典

She came striding along to meet me.
她大步走上前来迎接我。

牛津词典

He crossed the room in two strides.
他两大步跨到屋子另一头。

牛津词典

I was gaining on the other runners with every stride .
我正一步步赶上其他运动员。

牛津词典

his familiar purposeful stride
他那熟悉而坚定的步伐

牛津词典

She did not slow her stride until she was face to face with us.
她没有放慢脚步,径直走到我们面前。

牛津词典

We're making great strides in the search for a cure.
在探索治疗办法方面,我们正不断取得重大进展。

牛津词典

They were joined by a newcomer who came striding across a field...
一个新来的人大步穿过一片田地,加入到他们的行列。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He turned abruptly and strode off down the corridor.
他突然转身,沿走廊大步流星地走了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

With every stride, runners hit the ground with up to five times their body-weight...
赛跑者每一步落地时对地面的压力最大能达到其体重的 5 倍。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He walked with long strides.
他阔步走着。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He lengthened his stride to keep up with her.
他迈大步追上她。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The country has made enormous strides politically but not economically.
该国在政治上取得了巨大的发展,但经济却跟不上去。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The campaign is just getting into its stride...
运动刚开始有点起色。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He's still learning and when he hits his stride, he'll be unstoppable.
他仍旧处在学习阶段,一旦驾轻就熟后将势不可挡。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Beth was struck by how Naomi took the mistake in her stride.
娜奥米在失误面前表现得处乱不惊,给贝丝留下了深刻印象。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

That results in a larger the ankle and a shorter stride length , the study showed.
该研究表明,以上情况使得脚踝活动幅度加大,步长变短.

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They took the emergency in their stride.
他们轻而易举地处理了这一紧急情况.

《简明英汉词典》

Decisively , but awkwardly, she left the bathroom, her stride hampered by the long ugly skirt.
她走出了浴室,动作果断但是笨拙, 她本想大踏步走去, 却被那又长又丑的裙子给绊住了.

辞典例句

Most actors love to stride the boards.
大多数演员都喜欢大踏步走过舞台.

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If your troubles break your stride, my love will get you home.
如果荆棘缠住了脚, 我的爱会携你回家.

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Make Chinese artist to artistic assurance of spirit, in stride forward first step in idea.
使中国艺术家对艺术精神的把握, 在观念上向前迈进了一步.

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A half step which seven step out from the god, also will be a humanity's stride.
从神七迈出的一小步, 也将是人类的一大步.

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The mass of people took the war in stride, without emotional excitement or hysteria.
广大人民从容地应付着战争, 既没有群情激奋,也没有歇斯底里.

辞典例句

His vigorous stride is shortened, And his own scheme brings him down.
伯18:7他坚强的脚步、必见狭窄 、 自己的计谋、必将他绊倒.

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