straddles

英 [ˈstrædlz]

美 [ˈstrædlz]

v.  骑; 跨坐; 分腿站立; 跨过，横跨(河流、道路或一片土地); 横跨，同属(不同时期、活动或群体); 两栖于(不同活动)
straddle的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 骑;跨坐;叉开双腿坐
  If youstraddlesomething, you put or have one leg on either side of it.
  1. He sat down, straddling the chair.
     他跨坐在椅子上。
• VERB 横跨，跨越(河流、道路、边境等)
  If somethingstraddlesa river, road, border, or other place, it stretches across it or exists on both sides of it.
  1. A small wooden bridge straddled the dike.
     一座小木桥横跨在排水渠上。
  2. ...this town that straddles the US-Mexico border.
     这座跨越美国和墨西哥边境的小镇
• VERB 横跨，跨越，同属(不同时期、群体或活动领域等)
  Someone or something thatstraddlesdifferent periods, groups, or fields of activity exists in, belongs to, or takes elements from them all.
  1. Our lives have straddled a period of greater change than perhaps any since the end of the Roman Empire...
     我们生活的这个时期所经历的变革可能是罗马帝国灭亡以来最巨大的。
  2. He straddles two cultures, having been brought up in Britain and later converted to Islam.
     他具有两种文化背景，先是在英国长大，后又皈依了伊斯兰教。

双语例句

• The face of the column forms a very accurate slide. The all-welded, A-frame pylon straddles the deck.
  立柱的正面是非常精密的导轨。全焊接的A形框架式的塔柱与桥面叉开。
• Romero said Mount Qomolangma, that straddles Nepal-China border, was part of his goal to climb the highest mountains on all seven continents.
  罗梅罗称，他的目标是登上世界七大洲的最高峰，位于尼泊尔和中国交界处的珠穆朗玛峰是他的目标之一。
• To that end he supports the creation of the role of chief revenue officer, who straddles the two functions.
  为此，他赞成创造首席收入官一职，统领这两个职能部门。
• The all-welded, A-frame pylon straddles the deck.
  全焊接的A形框架式的塔柱与桥面叉开。
• China, one might argue, straddles the gap between developing and developed countries.
  可以说，中国横跨在发展中国家和发达国家之间。
• In other words, PHP as a technology straddles a number of complex areas and disciplines.
  换句话说，PHP这种技术横跨多个复杂的领域。
• Secretaries Gates and Clinton entered the negotiation building that straddles the demarcation line and crossed briefly to the North Korean side as they were shown around.
  盖茨部长和克林顿国务卿进入了横跨临时军事分界线的谈判会场，并在参观的时候短暂进入北韩一侧。
• A bridge straddles the river.
  一桥跨越大江。
• It's described as a new kind of dance music which straddles both jazz and soul styles.
  这被形容成为一种溶合了爵士乐和灵歌风格的新舞蹈音乐。
• Mount Fuji is in a national park, straddles two prefectures and is surrounded by five lakes and many towns, including Kawaguchiko.
  富士山是座国家公园，横跨两个县，周边有五个湖泊和诸多城镇，河口湖是其中之一。