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
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashionb1The 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- wide
- narrow
- …
- run
- with stripes
- stripe across
- stripe down
- …
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
- (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. 它们并不都是一个条纹。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ideological
- political
- all
- …
- of… stripe
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
- (informal)
to get a position or reputation you deserve through work or achievements 条纹： 通过工作或成就获得应有的职位或声誉If you want to earn your stripes in journalism, you need to start at the bottom. 如果你想在新闻业获得晋升，你需要从底层做起。 With elite football, you really do have to earn your stripes. 有了精英足球，你真的必须赢得你的条纹。