to earn your stripes

to earn your stripes
1. (band) [+of colour] 条纹；线条
- He was wearing a white shirt with blue stripes. 他穿着一件带蓝色条纹的白衬衫。
- A zebra is a black animal with white stripes. 斑马是一种身上有黑白条纹的动物。
- horizontal/vertical stripes 横条/竖条
2. (fabric) 条纹布；条纹织物
- We found a sofa in a subtle stripe to match the walls. 我们找到了一款和墙壁风格很搭的细条纹布沙发。
3. (pattern) 条状花纹；条纹
4. 【军】 (on uniform) (尤指军装上表示军阶的)条纹, 条纹标志
- a soldier with a corporal's stripes on his arms 胳膊上别着下士臂章的士兵
5. <尤美> (kind) 类型；类别
- politicians of every stripe 形形色色的政客
6. (as punishment) 抽打；鞭打
7. to earn your stripes
(show worth) 赢得成功
- It's a big promotion, but she says she has earned her stripes over 22 years as a union official. 这是一次很大的提升, 但是她说超过22年的工会干事经历为她赢得了这一切。
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