| 单词 | strike |
| 释义 | verb | noun strikestrike1 /straɪk/ ●●● S3 W1 verb (past tense and past participle struck /strʌk/) 1HIT [intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive] formal to hit or knock something hard SYN hit: The girl was struck and killed by a speeding car.strike on/against The rain struck hard against the window.strike somebody on/in something The ball struck him in the face.► see thesaurus at hit12THOUGHT/IDEA [transitive not in progressive] if a thought, idea, fact, etc. strikes you, you think of it, notice it, or realize that it is important, interesting, surprising, bad, etc.: We were struck by her patience with all the children.it strikes somebody that It suddenly struck me that I hadn’t spoken to Debbie in months.3STOP WORK [intransitive] if a group of workers strike, they stop working for a time as a protest against their pay, working conditions, etc.: The flight attendants are threatening to strike.strike for/against Over 100,000 factory workers are striking for higher wages.strike over Public employees are striking over pay.4WITH HAND/WEAPON ETC. [transitive] formal to deliberately hit someone or something hard, especially with your hand SYN hit: She struck him hard across the face.strike something with something Jumping up, he struck the table with his fist. She struck the dog a blow with her umbrella.5strike somebody as (being) something to seem to have a particular quality or feature: Mr. West struck me as a very good businessman. His arguments struck us as completely ridiculous. How does breakfast in bed strike you (=do you like the idea)?it strikes somebody as strange/odd/funny etc. that Didn’t it strike you as odd that they chose Martin?6strike a balance (between something) to give the correct amount of importance or attention to two opposing things: She’s trying to strike a balance between family and work.7strike a deal/bargain (with somebody) to agree to do something if someone else does something for you: Republicans have struck a deal with Democrats on tax cuts.8ATTACK [intransitive] to attack suddenly: Police fear that the killer will strike again. The snake releases the mouse after striking.strike at Fighter bombers struck at the presidential palace.9something BAD HAPPENS [intransitive] if something bad strikes, it suddenly happens: Tragedy struck two days later.10DISEASE [transitive usually passive] formal (past participle stricken /ˈstrɪkən/) to make someone become sick: be stricken by/with something He was stricken with polio when he was just two.11strike a cheerful/conciliatory/cautious etc. note (also strike a ... tone) to express a particular feeling or attitude: Davis tried to strike a hopeful note in his speech.12strike a chord to be or say something that other people agree with or have sympathy with: The book struck a deep chord with the American Jewish community.13strike a match to make a match burn by hitting it against a hard surface14strike gold/oil etc. to suddenly find gold, oil, etc., especially after you have been looking for it15strike gold to become very successful at something and earn a lot of money16CLOCK [intransitive, transitive] when a clock strikes, or it strikes one, three, six, etc., its bell sounds one, three, six, etc. times to show the time: The tower bell was beginning to strike the hour (=strike when it is exactly one o’clock, two o’clock, etc.).17LIGHTNING [intransitive, transitive] when lightning strikes something, it hits and damages it18strike somebody dead if something, especially lightning or God, strikes you dead, they hit you and kill you very suddenly19strike a blow for something to do something to help achieve or protect a principle, aim, or group: We feel we have struck a blow for freedom of speech.20strike a blow to/at/against something to have a harmful effect on people’s beliefs, an organization, etc.: The court has struck another blow to the state’s civil rights commission.21within striking distance (of something) a)close enough to reach or attack a place easily b)close enough to be reached, attacked, or achieved easily: The city was now within striking distance. c)very close to achieving something: Ryan is within striking distance of the world record.22strike somebody/something from something formal (past participle stricken /ˈstrɪkən/) to remove a name or a thing from something written: His testimony was stricken from the record (=removed from the official court record).23strike it rich to suddenly make a lot of money: They’re hoping to strike it rich in Las Vegas.24GAIN ADVANTAGE [intransitive] to do something that gives you an advantage or harms your opponent in a fight, competition, etc.: The home team struck first with two touchdowns in the first quarter.25LIGHT [transitive] to fall on a surface: Watch what happens when light strikes the prism.26strike terror/fear into somebody’s heart to make someone feel afraid27strike a pose to stand or sit with your body in a particular position28strike while the iron is hot to do something immediately rather than waiting until a later time when you are less likely to succeed29be struck dumb to be unable to speak, usually because you are very surprised → see also dumbstruck30be struck with horror/terror/awe etc. to suddenly feel very shocked, afraid, etc. → see also awestruck31TENT/SAIL/SET [transitive] to take down a tent, sail, or set (=structures built for a play): We struck camp at daybreak.32COINS [transitive usually passive] to make a coin[Origin: Old English strican to touch lightly, go] → see also hit/strike home at home2 (5), stricken1, strikingstrike at somebody/something phrasal verb1to deliberately try to hit someone or something with your hand or a weapon: She struck at him with her fists.2to have a harmful effect on someone or something: The bombing struck at the heart of (=affected the most important part of) the local community.strike back phrasal verb to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you first: strike back at White struck back at critics of his educational policies.strike down phrasal verb1strike something ↔ down if a court strikes down a law, it decides not to allow it2strike somebody ↔ down to make someone die or become very sick: Thousands of people were struck down by the disease.3strike somebody ↔ down literary to hit someone so hard that he or she falls downstrike on/upon something phrasal verb to discover something or have a good idea about something, especially when this is sudden, unexpected, or happens by accident SYN hit on: Richard eventually struck on a plan for solving his financial difficulties.strike out phrasal verb1BASEBALL strike somebody ↔ out to fail to hit the ball in baseball three times so that you are not allowed to continue trying, or to make someone do this → see also strikeout2ATTACK to criticize or attack someone suddenly or violently: strike out at Depressed men often strike out at their wives and children.3IN A DIRECTION to start moving in a particular direction, especially in a determined way: strike out across/toward/through etc. The men struck out toward the mountains.4NOT SUCCEED spoken to be unsuccessful at something: “Did you kiss her?” “No, I struck out.”5WORD strike something ↔ out old-fashioned to draw a line through something written on a piece of paper SYN cross out6strike out on your own to start doing something new or living by yourself, without other people’s helpstrike through something phrasal verb to draw a line through something written on a piece of paper SYN cross outstrike up phrasal verb1strike up a friendship/conversation/correspondence etc. (with somebody) to start to become friendly with someone, start talking to him or her, etc.: I struck up a conversation with the taxi driver on the way to the airport.2 strike something ↔ up to begin playing a piece of music3strike up the band to tell a band to begin playing a piece of musicstrike upon something phrasal verb to strike on something verb | noun strikestrike2 ●●● W2 noun 1WORKERS [countable, uncountable] a period of time when a group of workers stops working as a protest about their pay, working conditions, etc.: During the teachers’ strike, all schools were closed.on strike Workers are on strike for the second day today.strike over About 300 workers went on strike Tuesday over wages. The union leaders called the strike to protest dangerous working conditions (=asked workers to go on strike).strike against An agreement was reached and pilots ended their strike against the airline.2MILITARY ATTACK [countable] a military attack, especially by aircraft dropping bombs: strike against/on The military strikes against Germany at the end of World War II resulted in great destruction.an air/a nuclear etc. strike The country is threatening to launch air strikes against its neighbors.in a strike Planes bombed the area in a preemptive strike (=done to harm someone before they can harm you).3BASEBALL [countable] an attempt to hit the ball in baseball that fails, or a ball that is thrown to the batter in the correct area, but is not hit4BOWLING [countable] a situation in bowling in which you knock down all the pins (=bottle shaped objects) with a ball on your first attempt5GOLD/OIL [countable] the discovery of something valuable such as gold or oil by digging in the ground: An oil strike would bring great wealth to the region.6two/three etc. strikes against somebody/something two, three, etc. things that make it extremely difficult for someone or something to be successful → see also hunger strike, lightning strike, oil strike, rent strike, three-strikesCOLLOCATIONSverbsbe (out) on strike Teachers are on strike again this week.go on strike (also come out on strike) (=start a strike) An estimated 70,000 public sector workers went on strike.begin a strike Dock workers began a 24-hour strike last night.call a strike (=tell people to strike) The union threatened to call a strike.launch a strike (=start a strike) The union is preparing to launch a general strike on Thursday.stage a strike (=organize a short strike) Health workers will stage a two-day strike next week.end/call off a strike (=decide not to continue with it) The strike was called off two days later.break a strike (=force workers to end it) Attempts to break the strike failed.avert a strike (=prevent it from happening) Managers are in talks with the union in an attempt to avert a strike.support a strike Martin Luther King was in Memphis to support a strike by city sanitation workers.adjectives/nouns + strikea one-day/two-week etc. strike A three-day strike is planned for next week.an indefinite strike (=one with no end planned) Workers at the factory have begun an indefinite strike.a long strike Most teachers wouldn’t be in favor of a long strike.a general strike (=when workers from most industries strike) In 1934, a general strike shut down the city of San Francisco for four days.a national/nationwide strike (=one that is all over the country) In April 1984 the National Union of Mineworkers called a national strike.a rail/coal/postal etc. strike (=one that affects the rail/coal etc. industry) A rail strike would cause enormous problems for the public.a miners’/teachers’/pilots’ etc. strike (=a strike by miners, teachers, etc.) Buses and trains were not running during the transit workers’ strike.a damaging/crippling strike (=one that has a bad effect on an industry) The auto industry now faces the prospect of a crippling strike.strike + nounsstrike action (=a strike) Hospital workers have voted in favor of strike action.a strike call (=when a group asks people to strike) More than 4,000 workers responded to a strike call. |
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