stride /straɪd/ CET4 TEM4 ( striding, strode, strides )

• 1. 

  V-I If you stride somewhere, you walk there with quick, long steps. 大步走

  例：

  They were joined by a newcomer who came striding across a field.

  他们中又来了个新人，那人穿过一块田地大步走过来。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A stride is a long step which you take when you are walking or running. 大步

  例：

  With every stride, runners hit the ground with up to five times their body-weight.

  赛跑者的每一步都以5倍于他们体重的力量撞击地面。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT If you make strides in something that you are doing, you make rapid progress in it. 进步

  例：

  The country has made enormous strides politically but not economically.

  这个国家在政治上取得了巨大进步，但在经济上却没有。

• 4. 

  PHRASE If you get into your stride or hit your stride, you start to do something easily and confidently, after being slow and uncertain. 进入状态

  例：

  The campaign is just getting into its stride.

  这场运动刚刚进入状态。

• 5. 

  PHRASE If you take a problem or difficulty in stride, you deal with it calmly and easily. 从容处理某事

  例：

  He took the ridiculous accusation in stride.

  他从容应对那荒谬的指控。