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 strad·dle /ˈstrædḷ/
 跨坐,觀望(vt.)(vi.)跨坐,兩腿叉開坐,觀望

 Strad·dle v. i. [imp. & p. p. Straddled p. pr. & vb. n. Straddling ]
 1. To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart.
 2. To stand with the ends staggered; -- said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.

 Strad·dle, v. t. To place one leg on one side and the other on the other side of; to stand or sit astride of; as, to straddle a fence or a horse.

 Strad·dle, n.
 1. The act of standing, sitting, or walking, with the feet far apart.
 2. The position, or the distance between the feet, of one who straddles; as, a wide straddle.
 3. A stock option giving the holder the double privilege of a “put” and a “call,” i. e., securing to the buyer of the option the right either to demand of the seller at a certain price, within a certain time, certain securities, or to require him to take at the same price, and within the same time, the same securities. [Broker's Cant]
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 straddle
      n 1: a noncommittal or equivocal position
      2: a gymnastic exercise performed with the legs straddling the
         parallel bars
      3: the act of sitting or standing astride [syn: span]
      4: the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or
         commodity future) at a given price before a given date;
         consists of an equal number of put and call options
      v 1: sit or stand astride of
      2: range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants
         straddle the entire state" [syn: range]
      3: be noncommittal [ant: side]