bestride

bestride
(past bestrode ;past participle bestridden )
  1. [with obj.]stand astride over; span or straddle
    双腿分开跨立于…上;横跨;跨立
    he bestrode me, defending my prone body.
    介于两栖类和爬行类之间的动物。
    ■sit astride on
    骑,跨坐
    he bestrode his horse with the easy grace of a born horseman.
    他骑马的姿势轻松优雅,好像天生就是个骑手。
    ■(figurative)dominate
    (喻)支配
    he bestrides Alberta politics today.
    他控制了当今阿尔伯塔省的政局。
语源
  1. Old English bestrīdan (see be-, stride)
英语宝典
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