Jack White, the former front man of the White Stripes and an influential figure among fellow musicians, likes to make things difficult for himself.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
It is the season for some frantic last-minute math一across the country, employees of all stripes are counting backward in an attempt to figure out just how much paid time-off they have left in their reserves.
2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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条纹;线条
A stripe is a long line which is a different colour from the areas next to it.
In the armed forces or the police, stripes are V-shaped bands of material sewn onto a uniform to indicate the rank of corporal or sergeant. In the United States, stripes can also show the length of time that a person has served in an organization.