[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。