strike /straɪk/ ( striking, struck, stricken, strikes )

• N

• 1. 

  V-I When workers strike, they go on strike. 罢工 [商业]

  例：

  ...their recognition of the workers' right to strike.

  …他们对工人罢工权利的承认。

  例：

  They shouldn't be striking for more money.

  他们不该为更多的钱而罢工。

• 2. 

  striker N-COUNT 罢工者

  例：

  The strikers want higher wages, which state governments say they can't afford.

  这些罢工者要求得到更高的工资，州政府说他们无力支付。

• 3. 

  V-T If you strike someone or something, you deliberately hit them. 打; 击 [正式]

  例：

  She took two quick steps forward and struck him across the mouth.

  她向前快走两步，打了他一记耳光。

  例：

  It is impossible to say who struck the fatal blow.

  不可能确定是谁给了那致命的一击。

• 4. 

  V-T If something that is falling or moving strikes something, it hits it. 碰撞; 击中 [正式]

  例：

  His head struck the bottom when he dived into the 6 ft end of the pool.

  当他跳入水池6英尺深的那端时，头撞到池底。

  例：

  One 16-inch shell struck the control tower.

  一发16英寸的炮弹击中了那座指挥塔。

• 5. 

  V-T/V-I If you strike one thing against another, or if one thing strikes against another, the first thing hits the second thing. 碰撞 [正式]

  例：

  Wilde fell and struck his head on the stone floor.

  怀尔德跌倒了，头撞在石头地板上。

• 6. 

  V-T/V-I If something such as an illness or disaster strikes, it suddenly happens. (疾病或灾难) 爆发

  例：

  Fed officials continued to insist that the dollar would soon return to stability but disaster struck.

  联邦政府的官员们仍坚持说美元会很快恢复平稳，但灾难却爆发了。

  例：

  A moderate earthquake struck the northeastern United States early on Saturday.

  美国东北部周六早晨遭遇了一次中等强度的地震。

• 7. 

  V-I To strike means to attack someone or something quickly and violently. 攻击

  例：

  He was the only cabinet member out of the country when the terrorists struck.

  他在恐怖分子袭击时是惟一人在国外的内阁成员。

• 8. 

  V-T If an idea or thought strikes you, it suddenly comes into your mind. 使突然想到 [no cont]

  例：

  A thought struck her. Was she jealous of her mother, then?

  她突然冒出一个念头。那她是在嫉妒自己的母亲吗?

• 9. 

  V-T If something strikes you as being a particular thing, it gives you the impression of being that thing. 给…印象

  例：

  He struck me as a very serious but friendly person.

  他在我眼里是个非常严肃但友好的人。

• 10. 

  V-T If you are struck by something, you think it is very impressive, noticeable, or interesting. 把…迷住

  例：

  She was struck by his simple, spellbinding eloquence.

  她被他简洁、富有鼓动性的口才迷住了。

• 11. 

  V-RECIP If you strike a deal or a bargain with someone, you come to an agreement with them. 达成 (交易或协议)

  例：

  They struck a deal with their paper supplier, getting two years of newsprint on credit.

  他们与其纸张供应商达成一个协议，可以赊购两年的新闻纸。

  例：

  The two struck a deal in which Rendell took half of what a manager would.

  这两个人达成一项协议，伦德尔拿一名经理将能得到的一半。

• 12. 

  V-T If you strike a balance, you do something that is halfway between two extremes. 找到 (某种平衡)

  例：

  At times like that you have to strike a balance between sleep and homework.

  在那样的时候，你得在睡眠和家庭作业之间找到一种平衡。

• 13. 

  V-T If you strike a pose or attitude, you put yourself in a particular position, for example when someone is taking your photograph. 摆出 (姿态)

  例：

  She struck a pose, one hand on her hip and the other waving an imaginary cigarette.

  她摆出一个姿势，一只手叉腰，另一只手挥动着一支假想的香烟。

• 14. 

  V-T If something strikes fear into people, it makes them very frightened or anxious. 引起 (恐惧) [文学性]

  例：

  If there is a single subject guaranteed to strike fear in the hearts of parents, it is drugs.

  如果只有一个话题能保证在家长们的心中引起恐惧的话，那就是毒品。

• 15. 

  V-T/V-I When a clock strikes, its bells make a sound to indicate what the time is. (钟) 敲响

  例：

  The clock struck nine.

  钟敲了9下。

• 16. 

  V-T If you strike words from a document or an official record, you remove them. 删除 [正式]

  例：

  Strike that from the minutes.

  从会议记录中把那个删除。

• 17. 

  PHRASAL VERB Strike out means the same as . 删除

  例：

  The censor struck out the next two lines.

  审查员删除了下面那两行。

• 18. 

  V-T When you strike a match, you make it produce a flame by moving it quickly against something rough. 擦 (火柴)

  例：

  Robina struck a match and held it to the crumpled newspaper in the grate.

  罗比纳擦了一根火柴，将它伸向壁炉中的那些皱报纸。

• 19. 

  V-T If someone strikes oil or gold, they discover it in the ground as a result of mining or drilling. 发现 (石油或黄金)

  例：

  Oil industry sources say that Marathon Oil Company has struck oil in Syria.

  石油业消息人士称马拉松石油公司在叙利亚发现了石油。

• 20. 

  → see also stricken, striking

• 21. 

  to strike a chord →see chord

• 22. 

  to strike home →see home