| 单词 | strike something up |
| 释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to begin (a conversation or friendship) He struck up a friendship with a small boy who owned a pony on the island. Synonyms establish They established the school in 1989. start Now is probably as good a time as any to start a business. begin The US wants to begin talks immediately. initiate They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics. embark on commence They commenced a systematic search of the area. get under way 2 (phrasal verb) Definition (of a band or an orchestra) to begin to play (a tune) The band struck up a tune, and riders paraded around the ring. Synonyms start to play start playing embark on Additional synonymsin the sense of begin Definition to start (something) The US wants to begin talks immediately. Synonyms commence, start, initiate, embark on, set about, instigate, inaugurate, institute, make a beginning, set on foot in the sense of commence Definition to begin They commenced a systematic search of the area. Synonyms embark on, start, open, begin, initiate, originate, instigate, inaugurate, enter upon in the sense of initiate Definition to begin or set going They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics. Synonyms begin, start, open, launch, establish, institute, pioneer, kick off (informal), bring about, embark on, originate, set about, get under way, instigate, kick-start, inaugurate, set in motion, trigger off, lay the foundations of, commence on, set going, break the ice on, set the ball rolling on Nearby words of |
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