straddle
['stræd.l] verb transitive
■to sit or stand with your legs on either side of something 骑，跨坐；分开腿站在…上•He pulled on his helmet and straddled the motorbike.他戴上安全帽，跨坐在摩托车上。 ■Something that straddles a line, such as a border or river, exists on each side of it or goes across it 跨过，横跨（边界、河流等）•Our farm straddles the railway line.我们的农场横跨铁轨。 ■to combine different styles or subjects 融合，兼顾（不同风格或主题）•It's described as a new kind of dance music which straddles jazz and soul.它被称作是一种融合爵士乐和灵歌的新式舞曲。 ■mainly US disapproving
■to be unable to decide which of two opinions about a subject is better and so partly support both opinions 对…持观望态度，对…持骑墙态度•It's not the first time this year that the president has been accused of straddling an issue.总统今年已经不是第一次被人指责态度暧昧了。 |