stripe

Compared meaning: a narrow line or mark (noun).

比较义项：条纹、细长的线状痕迹（名词）。

• streak

  Streak usually describes an irregular, natural line or smear (in hair, sky, or dirt), often accidental or a one-off mark, not part of a repeating pattern.

  streak通常指不规则的、天然形成的线状痕迹（如头发、天空或污渍中的条纹），往往是偶然出现的，不一定是重复图案的一部分。

  A single streak of grey ran through her long dark hair.

  她乌黑的长发中有一缕灰白色的条纹。

• stripe 本词

  Stripe refers to a narrow band of color contrasting with the background, typically one of several repeating bands in a deliberate pattern, as on flags, clothing or animals.

  stripe指与背景颜色形成对比的细长色带，通常是有规律重复图案中的一部分，常见于旗帜、服装或动物身上（如斑马纹）。

  The referee's shirt has thick black and white stripes.

  裁判员的球衣上有粗粗的黑白条纹。

Streak and stripe both mean a narrow line, but differ. A streak is an irregular, accidental line, like in hair or the sky. A stripe is a colored band contrasting the background, repeating in a pattern. Not covered: a winning streak, or a rank stripe.

这两个词在表示条纹或线状痕迹时含义相近，但streak更强调不规则、偶然形成的线条，而stripe强调有规律、与背景形成对比的色带，常是设计图案的一部分。这里不比较streak表示“连胜/连败”（如a winning streak）的用法，也不比较stripe指“军衔条纹”的用法。