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straddle sth
作及物动词，表示两腿分开跨坐或跨站在某物上，宾语常为椅子、马、自行车等。
She straddled the chair and asked to see his homework.
她跨坐在椅子上，要求看他的作业。
骑墙；观望
straddles — plural of straddle
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骑墙；观望
a noncommittal or equivocal position
She straddled the chair and asked to see his homework.
她跨坐在椅子上，要求看他的作业。
两腿分开跨坐或跨立的姿势。
A posture in which one straddles something.
夹叉射击:一组或一轮连续炮击,炮弹落在目标前后。
A pair or salvo of successive artillery shots falling both in front of and behind a target.
一种投资策略,同时以相同行权价对同一证券买卖看跌期权和看涨期权,形成对波动率敏感的非方向性头寸。
An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with put and call options on the same security at the same strike price, giving a non-directional position sensitive to volatility.
盲注后首位玩家在拿到牌前的自愿加注。
A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds.
She straddled the motorcycle and put on her helmet.
她跨坐在摩托车上，戴上了头盔。
The small town straddles the border between the two countries.
这个小镇横跨两国的边界。
He straddled the chair and rested his arms on the back.
他跨坐在椅子上，把手臂搁在椅背上。
作及物动词，表示两腿分开跨坐或跨站在某物上，宾语常为椅子、马、自行车等。
She straddled the chair and asked to see his homework.
她跨坐在椅子上，要求看他的作业。
动词短语，指持观望态度、不明确支持任何一方，常用于政治或争论语境。
He always straddles the fence when asked to take sides.
每当被要求表态时，他总是骑墙观望。
名词用法，表示骑墙、模棱两可的立场；也可指金融中的跨式期权。
The committee's report was a straddle between the competing demands.
委员会的报告在相互竞争的要求之间采取了两可态度。
Not this
She straddled on the bicycle.
Use this
She straddled the bicycle.
中文“跨坐在……上”容易让学习者把“在……上”对应成介词 on，但 straddle 是及物动词，直接接宾语即可，不需要介词 on。
Not this
He straddled over the puddle.
Use this
He stepped over the puddle.
中文“跨过”既可指“两腿分跨在某物两侧”，也可指“迈过障碍物”。straddle 只表示前者，不表示越过；要表达“跨过水坑”应用 step over。
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跨坐在马背上；叉腿骑马
My uncle taught me to straddle a horse when I was seven.
我七岁时，叔叔教我跨坐在马背上。
骑墙；持观望态度
The mayor straddled the fence on the new housing policy.
市长在住房新政上骑墙观望。
横跨边界；位于边界两侧
This small town straddles the border between the two provinces.
这个小镇横跨两个省份的交界处。
跨越两种文化；同时融入两种文化
As an interpreter, she constantly straddles two cultures.
作为一名口译员，她经常跨越两种文化。
买入跨式期权；做多跨式期权
A trader might buy a long straddle if a big stock move is expected.
如果预期股价大幅波动，交易者可能会买入跨式期权。
骑墙观望；持观望态度；不明确表态
He tends to straddle the fence on political issues.
他在政治问题上往往骑墙观望。
介于……之间；游走在……的边界
The film straddles the line between documentary and fiction.
这部电影游走在纪录片与虚构作品之间的界线上。
同时属于两种文化；跨越两种文化
As a second-generation immigrant, she constantly straddles two cultures.
作为第二代移民，她始终游走于两种文化之间。
Use straddles naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：straddle 画面是跨坐马鞍或墙头，两腿分开；引申为骑墙观望、不表态。
语域：mixed 常见场景：physical position (e.g., on a horse, chair, or bike)、political/business equivocation、finance: options strategies straddle 的语域随语境变化：描述跨坐或叉腿站立等具体动作时通常为中性日常用语；表示观望、骑墙时多用于政治或商业讨论；在金融领域中则属专业表达。因此整体语域标为 mixed，使用时需根据上下文判断。
addle、paddle、saddle 与 straddle 押韵（/ˈstrædəl/ 对应 /ˈædəl/）。注意 waddle 的元音是 /ɑː/（或 /ɒ/），cradle 的元音是 /eɪ/，拼写相似但发音不同，不押韵。
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