striking

strik·ing

S0809600 (strī′kĭng)adj. Arresting the attention and producing a vivid impression on the sight or the mind. See Synonyms at noticeable.

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strik′ing·ly adv.strik′ing·ness n.

striking

(ˈstraɪkɪŋ) adj1. attracting attention; fine; impressive: a striking beauty. 2. conspicuous; noticeable: a striking difference. ˈstrikingly adv ˈstrikingness n

strik•ing

(ˈstraɪ kɪŋ)

adj. 1. conspicuously attractive or impressive. 2. noticeable; conspicuous: a striking lack of enthusiasm. [1605–15] strik′ing•ly, adv. strik′ing•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	striking - the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"impinging, contacthappening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happenscollision, hit - (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"interlocking, meshing, mesh, engagement - contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"flick - a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"impact - the striking of one body against anothertouch, touching - the event of something coming in contact with the body; "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air"
	2.	striking - the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"hitting, hittouching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"contusion - the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"crash, smash - the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"bunt - (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the batfly ball, fly - (baseball) a hit that flies up in the airground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper - (baseball) a hit that travels along the groundheader - (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your headscorcher, screamer - a very hard hit ballplunker, plunk - (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
Adj.	1.	striking - sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation"spectacular, dramaticimpressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"
	2.	striking - having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"prominent, salient, outstanding, spectacularconspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"

striking

adjective1. distinct, noticeable, conspicuous, clear, obvious, evident, manifest, unmistakable, observable, perceptible, appreciable He bears a striking resemblance to Lenin.2. impressive, dramatic, stunning (informal), wonderful, extraordinary, outstanding, astonishing, memorable, dazzling, noticeable, conspicuous, drop-dead (slang), out of the ordinary, forcible, jaw-dropping, gee-whizz (slang) She was a striking woman with long blonde hair.
impressive average, unimpressive, unexceptional, dull, indifferent, vanilla (informal), undistinguished, uninteresting, unextraordinary

striking

adjectiveReadily attracting notice:arresting, bold, conspicuous, eye-catching, marked, noticeable, observable, outstanding, pointed, prominent, pronounced, remarkable, salient, signal.Idiom: sticking out like a sore thumb.

Translations

引人注目的惊人的

strike

(straik) – past tense struck (strak) : past participles struck ~stricken (ˈstrikən) – verb1. to hit, knock or give a blow to. He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning. 打，撞 打，撞 2. to attack. The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again. 攻擊 攻击3. to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing. He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife. 擦(出)，打(出) 擦（出），打（出） 4. (of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay. The men decided to strike for higher wages. 罷工 罢工5. to discover or find. After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path. 發現 发现6. to (make something) sound. He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve. 彈奏，敲擊 弹奏，敲击 7. to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person). I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money. 給...印象 给...印象8. to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc). 鑄(造) 铸（造） 9. to go in a certain direction. He left the path and struck (off) across the fields. 取道... 取道...10. to lower or take down (tents, flags etc). 降下 降下 noun1. an act of striking. a miners' strike. 罷工 罢工2. a discovery of oil, gold etc. He made a lucky strike. 發現(礦藏) 发现（矿藏） ˈstriker noun1. a worker who strikes. 罷工(罷課等)者 罢工（罢课等）者 2. in football, a forward player. 前鋒 前锋ˈstriking adjective noticeable or impressive. She is tall and striking; She wears striking clothes. 引人注目的 引人注目的ˈstrikingly adverb 顯著地 显著地be (out) on strike (of workers) to be striking. The electricity workers are (out) on strike. (正在)罷工 （正在）罢工 call a strike (of a trade union leader etc) to ask workers to strike. 號召(工人)罷工 号召（工人）罢工 come out on strike (of workers) to strike. 舉行罷工 举行罢工come/be within striking distance of to come very close to. 非常接近於... 非常接近于...strike at to attempt to strike, or aim a blow at (a person etc). He struck at the dog with his stick. 打 打strike an attitude / a pose to place oneself in a particular usually rather showy pose. 裝腔作勢 装腔作势strike a balance to reach a satisfactory middle level of compromise between two undesirable extremes. 在兩不利之間取得平衡 在两不利之间取得平衡strike a bargain/agreement to make a bargain; to reach an agreement. 成交 成交strike a blow for to make an effort on behalf of (a cause etc). 為...努力做... 为...努力做...strike down to hit or knock (a person) down. He was struck down by a car / a terrible disease. 被撞(病)倒 被撞（病）倒 strike dumb to amaze. I was struck dumb at the news. 驚訝到愣住 惊呆strike fear/terror etc into to fill (a person) with fear etc. The sound struck terror into them. 感到害怕 感到害怕strike home (of a blow, insult etc) to reach the place where it will hurt most. 擊中要害 击中要害strike it rich to make a lot of money. 發橫財 发横财strike lucky to have good luck in a particular matter. 走運 走运strike out1. to erase or cross out (a word etc). He read the essay and struck out a word here and there. (用橡皮擦)擦掉 勾（划）掉 2. to start fighting. He's a man who strikes out with his fists whenever he's angry. 揮拳打擊 挥拳打击strike up1. to begin to play a tune etc. The band struck up (with) `The Red Flag'. 開始演奏 开始演奏2. to begin (a friendship, conversation etc). He struck up an acquaintance with a girl on the train. 開始(結交，談話) 开始（结交，谈话）

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