单词 | strike somebody as (being) something |
释义 | strike somebody as (being) something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstrike somebody as (being) somethingstrike somebody as (being) somethingSEEMto seem to have a particular quality or feature His jokes didn’t strike Jack as being very funny.it strikes somebody as strange/odd etc that It struck me as odd that the man didn’t introduce himself before he spoke. → strikeExamples from the Corpusstrike somebody as (being) something• Alan and I used to fight - but that was just little boys striking out.• They hoped that the very talk of a general strike would act as a restraining influence on militarism.• Surely these folks were great pals but that strikes me as a strange way to show it.• Jocasta struck him as a typical Hollywood brat, neglected, indulged, selfish and forced to grow up too fast.• Mr. West struck me as a very good businessman.• It all struck Tish as an exciting ride.• She struck me as being a horror in the play.• His arguments struck us as completely ridiculous.• Thus the strike came as no surprise to those involved.• It did strike me as somewhat odd that Ellen would wait so long in life to discover her true orientation. |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含170365条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。