strut
verb🔊/strʌt/
🔊/strʌt/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they strut | 🔊/strʌt/ 🔊/strʌt/ |
| he / she / it struts | 🔊/strʌts/ 🔊/strʌts/ |
| past simple strutted | 🔊/ˈstrʌtɪd/ 🔊/ˈstrʌtɪd/ |
| past participle strutted | 🔊/ˈstrʌtɪd/ 🔊/ˈstrʌtɪd/ |
| -ing form strutting | 🔊/ˈstrʌtɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈstrʌtɪŋ/ |
to walk proudly with your head up and chest out to show that you think you are important Topics Personal qualitiesc2趾高气扬地走;高视阔步 Word OriginOld English strūtian ‘protrude stiffly’, of Germanic origin. Current senses date from the late 16th cent.
Idioms
strut your stuff
- (informal)
to proudly show your ability, especially at dancing or performing (尤指在跳舞或表演时)卖弄自己那一套,露一手 strutting your stuff to the latest chart hits 将您的资料显示在最新图表中