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词汇 straddle
释义 straddle
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈstræd.əl/ us /ˈstræd.əl/
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.他戴上头盔,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.我们的农场横跨铁道线。
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.这被称为一种融合了爵士乐和灵乐的新式舞曲。
mainly USdisapproving
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。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Boarding and alighting from modes of transport
aboard
bestride
board
climb
debark
deplane
disembark
disembarkation
dismount
embark
embarkation
entrain
get
get off
get on
get out
hop
mount
reboard
settle

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Crossing and moving through
Connecting and combining
Doubt & ambivalence

straddle | American Dictionary


straddle
verb[ T ]
us/ˈstræd·əl/
to have or put your legs on either side of something:
Grace straddled her chair.
To straddle something is also to be unable to decide which of two opinions about something is better, and so to partly support both opinions:
The president has tried to straddle the issue of political fund-raising.

straddle | Business English


straddle
noun[ C ]
 FINANCE, STOCK MARKETuk /ˈstrædl/us(alsostrangle)
a situation in which an investor buys or sells both a call option(= agreement to buy shares at a fixed price before or on a fixed date) and a put option (= agreement to sell shares at an agreed price before or on a particular date):
There is a lower level of initial margin on straddle positions because the daily price movements are likely to be lower than in the individual contracts.
 long straddle
a situation in which an investor buys both a call option and a put option on the same shares because they think that there will be a big change in the share price but they do not know if it will go up or down
 short straddle
a situation in which an investor sells both a call option and a put option on the same shares because they think that the share price will probably stay the same
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