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单词 strut
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strut

(strʌt)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense struts, present participle strutting, past tense, past participle strutted
1. verb
Someone who struts walks in a proud way, with their head held high and their chest out, as if they are very important.
[disapproval]
He struts around town like he owns the place. [VERB preposition/adverb]
See to strut your stuff
2. countable noun
A strut is a piece of wood or metal which holds the weight of other pieces in a building or other structure.
...the struts of a suspension bridge.
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strut in British English

(strʌt)
verbWord forms: struts, strutting or strutted
1. (intransitive)
to walk in a pompous manner; swagger
2. (transitive)
to support or provide with struts
3.  strut one's stuff
noun
4. 
a structural member used mainly in compression, esp as part of a framework
5. 
an affected, proud, or stiff walk
Derived forms
strutter (ˈstrutter)
noun
strutting (ˈstrutting)
adjective
struttingly (ˈstruttingly)
adverb
Word origin
C14 strouten (in the sense: swell, stand out; C16: to walk stiffly), from Old English strūtian to stand stiffly; related to Low German strutt stiff

strut in American English

(strʌt)
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈstrutted or ˈstrutting
1. 
to walk in a vain, stiff, swaggering manner
verb transitive
2. 
to provide with a strut or brace
3. 
to make a display of; show off
noun
4. 
the act of strutting; vain, swaggering walk or gait
5. 
a brace fitted into a framework to stabilize the structure, esp. during periods of stress; specif., one for resisting pressure along the length
6. 
a device that combines a shock absorber and its mounting plates in one assembly, used in the suspension system of a motor vehicle
Derived forms
strutter (ˈstrutter)
noun
Word origin
ME strouten, to spread out, swell out < OE strutian, to stand rigid < IE *streu- < base *(s)ter-, stiff, rigid > stare

More idioms containing
strut

strut your stuff

Examples of 'strut' in a sentence
strut

They should encourage him to strut around and do his thing.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Dancing models strut around the pool in precarious heels.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Her torso is rock hard, squeezed by metal struts that also keep her back rigidly upright.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He had all the right kit, strutted around.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Yes, another batch of cute pets are about to strut their stuff.
The Sun (2014)
Then there are educational robots and toy robots, all similarly strutting about.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
She goes down a storm, not least when she struts about playing a giant inflatable guitar.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He'd tuck his thumbs under his braces and strut about.
The Sun (2009)
All that posturing and strutting about wasn't for me.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
And she thinks she can still strut around the place in a bikini and a Santa hat.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
So no supporting struts, cables or columns to overshadow the trees.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
T he music pounds and the models strut down the catwalk.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It doesn't matter how old you are, so long as you can still strut your stuff.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
 They strutted about, filled their lungs with fresh air, blew out the tanks and cleaned up the ship.
Aidan Hartley THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003)
Its hero struts about in underpants, a cape and red wellies, and the narrator is a talking cat.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The male, on the other hand, struts about with a green head and flashes of blue on its wings.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He has said so again and again, indeed, and while wearing a velvet jacket and strutting about the place.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Oddly, all this strut and swagger did not carry over into his love life, which was anything but bohemian.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
That will help to breed the confidence that will result in England's top players strutting with the swagger that they have at their clubs.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
strut

British English: strut VERB
Someone who struts walks in a proud way, with their head held high and their chest out, as if they are very important.
He struts around town like he owns the place.
  • American English: strut
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pavonear-se
  • Chinese: 趾高气扬地走
  • European Spanish: pavonearse
  • French: se pavaner
  • German: stolzieren
  • Italian: pavoneggiarsi
  • Japanese: 気取って歩く
  • Korean: 뽐내며 걷다
  • European Portuguese: pavonear-se
  • Latin American Spanish: pavonearse
British English: strut NOUN
A strut is a piece of wood or metal which holds the weight of other pieces in a building or other structure.
...the struts of a suspension bridge.
  • American English: strut
  • Brazilian Portuguese: escora
  • Chinese: 支柱
  • European Spanish: puntal
  • French: étai
  • German: Strebe
  • Italian: supporto
  • Japanese: 支柱
  • Korean: 지주
  • European Portuguese: escora
  • Latin American Spanish: puntal

All related terms of 'strut'

oleo strut
a shock-absorbing strut in the landing gear of some airplanes , consisting of a telescopic cylinder containing oil
MacPherson strut
an assembly functioning as a → strut (sense 5 ) in a suspension system in a motor vehicle, that combines a shock absorber inside a coil spring
strut one's stuff
to behave or perform in a proud and confident manner; show off
strut your stuff
to do something which you know you are good at in a proud and confident way in order to impress other people
to strut your stuff
If you strut your stuff , you act in a proud way and show off.
(verb) 
Definition
to walk in a stiff proud way with head high and shoulders back
He struts around the town as though he owns the place.
Synonyms
swagger
The burly brute swaggered forward, towering over me, and shouted.
parade
They love to parade around in designer clothes.
stalk
If his patience is tried at meetings he has been known to stalk out.
peacock
prance
models prancing around on the catwalk

Additional synonyms

in the sense of parade
They love to parade around in designer clothes.
Synonyms
strut,
show off (informal),
swagger,
swank,
showboat
in the sense of prance
Definition
to walk with exaggerated movements
models prancing around on the catwalk
Synonyms
strut,
parade,
stalk,
show off (informal),
swagger,
swank (informal),
showboat
in the sense of stalk
Definition
to walk in an angry, arrogant, or stiff way
If his patience is tried at meetings he has been known to stalk out.
Synonyms
march,
pace,
stride,
strut,
flounce

Nearby words of
strut

  • struggle
  • strum
  • strung up
  • strut
  • stub
  • stubble
  • stubborn

Synonyms of 'strut'

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