stripe
noun /straɪp/
/straɪp/
Idioms - a long narrow line of colour, that is a different colour from the areas next to it
条纹;线条 - a zebra’s black and white stripes
斑马的黑白条纹 - a white tablecloth with red stripes
白地红条的桌布
Wordfindersee also pinstripe, Stars and Stripes- band
- check
- dot
- fleck
- pattern
- speckle
- splash
- spot
- streak
- stripe
Topics Clothes and Fashionb1- The butterfly is black and white with a blue stripe running down each wing.
这蝴蝶黑白相间,每只翅膀纵贯着一道蓝色条纹。 - The toad has a distinctive yellow stripe down its back.
蟾蜍的背部从上至下有一道醒目的黄色条纹。 - He was wearing a grey shirt with white stripes.
他穿着一件灰地白条的衬衫。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- wide
- narrow
- …
- run
- with stripes
- stripe across
- stripe down
- …
- a zebra’s black and white stripes
- a narrow piece of cloth, often in the shape of a V, that is worn on the uniform of a soldier or police officer to show their rank
(军装或警服上表示等级的)条,杠 - a uniform with a sergeant’s stripes on the sleeve
袖子上有中士条纹的制服
- a uniform with a sergeant’s stripes on the sleeve
- (especially North American English) a type, category or opinion
种类;类型;观点 - politicians of every stripe
形形色色的政界人士 - commentators of all political stripes
持各种政治观点的评论员 - She's an educator of a very different stripe.
她完全是另外一种类型的教育家。 - They are not all of one stripe.
它们并不都是一个条纹。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ideological
- political
- all
- …
- of… stripe
- politicians of every stripe
词源late Middle English: perhaps a back-formation from striped, of Dutch or Low German origin; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German strīpe.
Idioms
earn your stripes
- (informal) to get a position or reputation you deserve through work or achievements
条纹: 通过工作或成就获得应有的职位或声誉- If you want to earn your stripes in journalism, you need to start at the bottom.
如果你想在新闻业获得晋升,你需要从底层做起。 - With elite football, you really do have to earn your stripes.
有了精英足球,你真的必须赢得你的条纹。
- If you want to earn your stripes in journalism, you need to start at the bottom.