stripe

noun

/straɪp/

Idioms

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a long narrow line of colour, that is a different colour from the areas next to it
- a zebra’s black and white stripes
- a white tablecloth with red stripes
Wordfinder
- band
- check
- dot
- fleck
- pattern
- speckle
- splash
- spot
- streak
- stripe
see also pinstripe, Stars and Stripes
Extra Examples
- The butterfly is black and white with a blue stripe running down each wing.
- The toad has a distinctive yellow stripe down its back.
- He was wearing a grey shirt with white stripes.
Topics Clothes and Fashionb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- broad
- wide
- narrow
- …
stripe + verb
- run
preposition
- with stripes
- stripe across
- stripe down
- …
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a narrow piece of cloth, often in the shape of a V, that is worn on the uniform of a soldier or police officer to show their rank
- a uniform with a sergeant’s stripes on the sleeve
(especially North American English) a type, category or opinion
- politicians of every stripe
- commentators of all political stripes
- She's an educator of a very different stripe.
- They are not all of one stripe.
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- ideological
- political
- all
- …
preposition
- of… stripe
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Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps a back-formation from striped, of Dutch or Low German origin; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German strīpe.

Idioms

earn your stripes

(informal) to get a position or reputation you deserve through work or achievements
- If you want to earn your stripes in journalism, you need to start at the bottom.
- With elite football, you really do have to earn your stripes.

单词	stripe
释义	stripe noun /straɪp/ /straɪp/ Idioms jump to other results a long narrow line of colour, that is a different colour from the areas next to it a zebra’s black and white stripes a white tablecloth with red stripes Wordfinder band check dot fleck pattern speckle splash spot streak stripe see also pinstripe, Stars and Stripes Extra Examples The butterfly is black and white with a blue stripe running down each wing. The toad has a distinctive yellow stripe down its back. He was wearing a grey shirt with white stripes. Topics Clothes and Fashionb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective broad wide narrow … stripe + verb run preposition with stripes stripe across stripe down … See full entry a narrow piece of cloth, often in the shape of a V, that is worn on the uniform of a soldier or police officer to show their rank a uniform with a sergeant’s stripes on the sleeve (especially North American English) a type, category or opinion politicians of every stripe commentators of all political stripes She's an educator of a very different stripe. They are not all of one stripe. Topics Opinion and argumentc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective ideological political all … preposition of… stripe See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps a back-formation from striped, of Dutch or Low German origin; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German strīpe. Idioms earn your stripes (informal) to get a position or reputation you deserve through work or achievements If you want to earn your stripes in journalism, you need to start at the bottom. With elite football, you really do have to earn your stripes.
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