stripes
stripes — noun
- stripessingular
- stripesesplural
1. a long, narrow area of colour on a surface that clearly differs from the colour
a long, narrow area of colour on a surface that clearly differs from the colour next to it
A zebra at the city zoo has beautiful black and white stripes.
collocation: black and white stripes for animal patterns
Layla wore a summer dress with thin blue and yellow stripes.
Red and white stripes decorate the awning above the door of the bakery.
The tiger's orange stripes help it blend into the dry grass while hunting.
- solid
a uniform colour without any pattern of lines
常見錯誤
2. a narrow piece of braid or cloth sewn onto a uniform that tells others the weare
a narrow piece of braid or cloth sewn onto a uniform that tells others the wearer's rank in the military or police
The sergeant earned a third stripe after five years in the army.
collocation: earn a stripe / earn one's stripes
Officer Chen's uniform sleeve has four gold stripes that show his rank.
After basic training, Reema received her first stripe and felt very proud.
The navy uses gold stripes on the lower sleeve to show an officer's rank.
用法筆記
Often used in the plural idiom 'earn one's stripes', meaning to gain experience or prove oneself in a particular field.
常見錯誤
stripes — verb
- stripespresent simple I / you / we / they
- stripeses3rd person singular
- stripesing-ing form
- stripesedpast simple
1. to add a pattern of long coloured lines onto a surface
to add a pattern of long coloured lines onto a surface
The workers striped the new parking lot with bright yellow paint.
pattern: stripe + object + with + colour/material
A local artist striped the fence posts in red and white for the festival.
The old wooden bench was striped in two different shades of green.
Daniel striped the wall with a roller and a can of blue paint.
文法句型
stripe + object + with/in + colour or material