单词 | stripe |
释义 | stripe stripe1 —stripeless, adj. /struyp/, n. , v. , striped, striping. n. 1. a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing: the stripes of a zebra. 2. a fabric or material containing such a band or bands. 3. a strip of braid, tape, or the like. 4. stripes, a. a number or combination of such strips, worn on a military, naval, or other uniform as a badge of rank, service, good conduct, combat wounds, etc. b. Informal. status or recognition as a result of one's efforts, experience, or achievements: She earned her stripes as a traveling sales representative and then moved up to district manager. 5. a strip, or long, narrow piece of anything: a stripe of beach. 6. a streak or layer of a different nature within a substance. 7. style, variety, sort, or kind: a man of quite a different stripe. 8. Also called magnetic stripe. Motion Pictures. a strip of iron oxide layer on the edge of a film that is used for recording and reproducing a magnetic sound track. v.t. 9. to mark or furnish with a stripe or stripes. [1620-30; < MD or MLG stripe; see STRIP2, STRIPE2] stripe2 /struyp/, n. a stroke with a whip, rod, etc., as in punishment. [1400-50; late ME; obscurely akin to STRIPE1] |
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