Strut

[strʌt]

解释:

(noun.) a proud stiff pompous gait.

(noun.) brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression.

编辑:珀尔--From WordNet

解释:

(v. t.) To swell; to bulge out.

(v. t.) To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity.

(n.) The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.

(n.) In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length. See Brace, and Illust. of Frame, and Roof.

(n.) Any part of a machine or structure, of which the principal function is to hold things apart; a brace subjected to compressive stress; -- the opposite of stay, and tie.

(v. t.) To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3.

(a.) Protuberant.

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同义词及近义词：

v. n. Walk (pompously), swell.

n. [1]. Pompous walk.[2]. (Arch.) Brace.

录入:洛伦佐

同义词及反义词：

[See STRIFE]

手打:梅尔瓦

解释:

n. a support for a rafter: an instrument for adjusting the plaits of a ruff.—v.t. to brace.

v.i. to walk in a pompous manner: to walk with affected dignity:—pr.p. strut′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. strut′ted.—n. a proud step or walk: affectation of dignity in walking.—n. Strut′ter one who struts.—adv. Strut′tingly in a strutting manner.

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