stripe

noun
🔊/straɪp/
🔊/straɪp/
Idioms
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  1. 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
    see also pinstripe, Stars and Stripes
    Extra Examples
    • 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。
    Topics Clothes and Fashionb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • broad
    • wide
    • narrow
    stripe + verb
    • run
    preposition
    • with stripes
    • stripe across
    • stripe down
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  2. 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
  3. (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.它们不是全部都是条纹。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • ideological
    • political
    • all
    preposition
    • of… stripe
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  4. Word Originlate 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
  1. (informal) to get a position or reputation you deserve through work or achievements
    • If you want to earn your stripes in journalism, you need to start at the bottom.如果您想在新闻业中脱颖而出,则需要从头开始。
    • With elite football, you really do have to earn your stripes.有了精英足球,您确实必须赚钱。