单词	stroke
释义	noun | verb strokestroke1 /stroʊk/ ●●○ noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYstroke1 Origin: 1200-1300 Probably from an unrecorded Old English strac Collocations COLLOCATIONS► have/suffer a stroke  My father suffered a stroke that left him unable to speak. 1ILLNESS medicine an occasion when an artery (=tube carrying blood) in your brain suddenly bursts or becomes blocked:  She died of a massive stroke.have/suffer a stroke My father suffered a stroke that left him unable to speak.2SWIMMING/ROWING a)one of a set of movements in swimming or rowing in which you move your arms or the oar forward and then back:  She swam with strong steady strokes. b)a style of swimming or rowing:  the back stroke3SPORTS a movement of the upper part of your body that you use to hit the ball in games such as tennis and golf:  a backhand stroke4PEN/BRUSH a)a single movement of a pen or brush when you are writing or painting:  He paints with a series of quick strokes. b)a line made by doing this:  Some Chinese characters contain over 60 strokes. → see also brush stroke5a stroke of (good) luck/fortune something lucky that you did not expect to happen:  Finding the key was a real stroke of luck.6a stroke of genius/inspiration etc. a very good idea about what to do to solve a problem:  It was a stroke of genius to film the movie in Toronto.7with/at a stroke of the pen if you do something with a stroke of the pen, you do it by signing a piece of paper8at the stroke of seven/ten etc. at exactly seven o’clock, ten o’clock, etc.9a bold/master stroke something very brave or effective that someone does to achieve something10at a/one stroke (also with a/one stroke) with a single sudden action11a stroke of lightning a bright flash of lightning, especially one that hits something12HIT an action of hitting someone with something such as a whip or a thin stick13CLOCK/BELL a single sound made by a clock giving the hours, or by a bell, gong, etc. → see also different strokes (for different folks) at different (4) noun | verb strokestroke2 ●●○ verb [transitive] Etymology ETYMOLOGYstroke2 Origin: (1-2,4) Old English stracian (3) 1900-2000 ➔ STROKE1 Verb Table VERB TABLE stroke Simple Form Present I, you, we, they stroke he, she, it strokes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they stroked Present perfect I, you, we, they have stroked he, she, it has stroked Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had stroked Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will stroke Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have stroked Continuous Form Present I am stroking he, she, it is stroking you, we, they are stroking Past I, he, she, it was stroking you, we, they were stroking Present perfect I, you, we, they have been stroking he, she, it has been stroking Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been stroking Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be stroking Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been stroking Collocations COLLOCATIONS► stroke his ego  He expects his girlfriend to stroke his ego. Thesaurus THESAURUSfeel► touch to put your finger, hand, etc. on something or someone:  Don’t touch that – the paint is still wet. He gently touched her hand and smiled. ► feel to touch something with your fingers to find out about it:  Feel this teddy bear – it’s so soft! ► handle to touch something, pick it up, or hold or move it around in your hands:  Please do not handle the merchandise. ► stroke to move your hand gently over something:  She stroked the baby’s face. ► rub to move your hand or fingers over a surface while pressing it:  Bill yawned and rubbed his eyes. ► scratch to rub your nails on part of your skin:  Try not to scratch those mosquito bites. ► pat to touch someone or something lightly again and again, with your hand flat:  He knelt down to pat the dog. ► pet to touch and move your hand gently over an animal:  Do you want to pet the cat? ► brush to touch someone or something lightly as you pass by:  Her hand brushed mine. ► caress to gently move your hand over a part of someone’s body in a loving way:  Miguel gently caressed her hair. ► tickle to move your fingers lightly over someone’s body in order to make him/her laugh:  Minna tickled the baby’s feet, and he gurgled. 1 to move your hand gently over something:  She was sitting on the sofa, stroking her cat.► see thesaurus at touch12[always + adv./prep.] to move something somewhere with gentle movements of your hand:  He gently stroked the hair from her eyes.3[always + adv./prep.] to hit a ball in tennis, baseball, golf, etc.4to say nice things to make someone feel good, especially because you want something from him or her SYN flatter:  He expects his girlfriend to stroke his ego.
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