单词 | straddle |
释义 | Word Frequency straddle(ˈstrædəl) verb 1. (transitive) to have one leg, part, or support on each side of 2. (transitive) US and Canadian informal to be in favour of both sides of (something) 3. (intransitive) to stand, walk, or sit with the legs apart 4. (transitive) to spread (the legs) apart 5. military to fire a number of shots slightly beyond and slightly short of (a target) to determine the correct range 6. (intransitive) (in poker, of the second player after the dealer) to double the ante before looking at one's cards noun 7. the act or position of straddling 8. a noncommittal attitude or stand 9. business a contract or option permitting its purchaser to either sell or buy securities or commodities within a specified period of time at specified prices. It is a combination of a put and a call option Compare spread (sense 24c)10. athletics a high-jumping technique in which the body is parallel with the bar and the legs straddle it at the highest point of the jump 11. (in poker) the stake put up after the ante in poker by the second player after the dealer 12. Irish a wooden frame placed on a horse's back to which panniers are attached Derived forms straddler (ˈstraddler) noun Word origin C16: frequentative formed from obsolete strad- (Old English strode), past stem of stride |
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