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单词 streak
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
streak /strik/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a long, narrow mark, smear, etc.:streaks of paint where the liquid had dripped.
  2. a layer:streaks of fat in meat.
  3. a strain or element, as of behavior or personality:a wild streak.
  4. a number of occurrences, as in a series;
    a spell;
    run:a streak of good luck.
  5. a flash leaving a visible line, as of lightning;
    a bolt.

v. 
  1. to form streaks (on): [no object]The windows streak if you don't wash them.[+ object]The windows were streaked with dirt.
  2. [+ object] to lighten or color (strands of hair).
  3. to run, go, or work rapidly:[no object]The jets streaked across the sky.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
streak  (strēk),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like:streaks of mud.
  2. a portion or layer of something, distinguished by color or nature from the rest; a vein or stratum:streaks of fat in meat.
  3. a vein, strain, or admixture of anything:a streak of humor.
  4. Informal Terms
    • a spell or run:a streak of good luck.
    • an uninterrupted series:The team had a losing streak of ten games.
  5. a flash leaving a visible line or aftereffect, as of lightning;
    bolt.
  6. Mineralogythe line of powder obtained by scratching a mineral or rubbing it upon a hard, rough white surface, often differing in color from the mineral in the mass, and serving as an important distinguishing character.
  7. [Plant Pathol.]
    • Plant Diseasesan elongated, narrow, superficial lesion on stems or leaf veins, becoming brown and necrotic.
    • Plant Diseasesany disease characterized by such lesions.
  8. blue streak. See blue streak. 

v.t. 
  1. to mark with a streak or streaks;
    form streaks on:sunlight streaking the water with gold; frost streaking the windows.
  2. to lighten or color (strands of hair) for contrastive effect.
  3. to dispose, arrange, smear, spread, etc., in the form of a streak or streaks:to streak cold germs on a slide for microscopic study.

v.i. 
  1. to become streaked.
  2. to run, go, or work rapidly.
  3. to flash, as lightning.
  4. to make a sudden dash in public while naked, esp. as a prank.
  • bef. 1000; (noun, nominal) Middle English streke, akin to strike, Old English strica stroke, line, mark; cognate with German Strich, Gothic striks stroke, Latin strigil strigil; (verb, verbal) late Middle English streken to cross out, derivative of the noun, nominal (akin to strike, stroke1)
streaked•ly  (strēktlē, strēkid lē),USA pronunciation adv.  streakedness, n. 
streaker, n. 
streaklike′, adj. 
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cast, touch, element, trace.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
streak /striːk/ n
  1. a long thin mark, stripe, or trace of some contrasting colour
  2. (of lightning) a sudden flash
  3. an element or trace, as of some quality or characteristic
  4. a strip, vein, or layer
  5. a short stretch or run, esp of good or bad luck
  6. informal an act or the practice of running naked through a public place
vb
  1. (transitive) to mark or daub with a streak or streaks
  2. (intransitive) to form streaks or become streaked
  3. (intransitive) to move rapidly in a straight line
  4. (intransitive) informal to run naked through a crowd of people in a public place in order to shock or amuse them
Etymology: Old English strica, related to Old Frisian strike, Old High German strih, Norwegian, Swedish strika

streaked adj ˈstreaker n ˈstreakˌlike adj
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