Astride

(adv.) with one leg on each side; 'she sat astride the chair'.

(adv.) with the legs stretched far apart.

乔恩录入

• Young Thomas expressed these sentiments sitting astride of a chair before the fire, with his arms on the back, and his sulky face on his arms. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• I held it on both sides, sitting astride the handle hooked over the seat. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• He sat astride of the chair when he had pushed the money over, and sat swinging his purse and eyeing Joe. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• That bird is the trial of my life, she continued, removing the pink mountain from her head, while Laurie seated himself astride a chair. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• There was a group of sober little donkeys with naked, dusky children clambering about them, or sitting astride their rumps, or pulling their tails. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• At length I was successful in reaching the side of one great brute, and ere he knew what I was about I was firmly seated astride his glossy back. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.

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