strike/straɪk/ (struck, struck; striking)

vt

1. 打，击；碰撞

• He struck the table with a heavy blow of his fist. 他用拳头猛击了一下桌子。

• A snowball struck him on the back of his head. 一个雪球打中了他的后脑勺。

• I struck my foot against a stone. 我的脚踢到了一块石头。

2. 猛然攻击；(疾病等)突然侵袭

• The enemy struck the village at dawn. 敌人在黎明时向村子发起了进攻。

• The town was struck by an outbreak of cholera. 那个小镇突然发生了霍乱。

3. 不用进行式 突然想起，突然意识到

• A good idea suddenly struck me. 我突然想起一个好主意。

4. 击断；打掉

• A branch was struck by lightning. 一根树枝被闪电击断了。

• strike a knife from the burglar's hand 打落盗贼手中的刀子

5. 给…以印象；引起(感情等)

• How does her composition strike you? 你觉得她的作文如何？

• His words struck fear into my heart. 他的话引起了我内心的恐惧。

6. (钟等)敲响报时

• The church clock began to strike twelve. 教堂的钟开始敲12点。

• The clock strikes the hours. 钟报时。

7. 使吸引

• I was struck by the beautiful music. 我被这优美的音乐吸引。

8. 给…以感受

• We were struck dumb with horror. 我们被吓得目瞪口呆。

9. 照到…上；传入

• The moon was striking the lake. 月亮正照着湖面。

• A strange sound struck my ears. 一种奇怪的声音传入我的耳中。

10. 撤（营）

• We were to strike camp before sunset. 我们将于日落前撤营。

vi

1. 罢工

• The police are forbidden to strike. 警察被禁止进行罢工。

• Workers are striking for higher pay. 工人们为要求增加工资而罢工。

2. 袭击；(疾病的)侵袭

• Police fear that the killer will strike again. 警方担心杀手会再次进行袭击。

• Cholera struck and more than 200 people were dead. 霍乱流行，有200多人丧生。

3. 敲，鸣

• Twelve has just struck. 12点钟刚敲过。

• The clock has just struck. 钟刚敲过。

4. 给人以印象；突然想到

• The word “AIDS” strikes terribly into many hearts. “艾滋病”这个词会使很多人心生恐惧。

5. (植物)生根；(种子)发芽；(药物)起作用

词组be struck on 迷恋 strike a balance 见balance strike a light 见light strike at

1. 向…打去，攻击

• The man struck at the dog but missed. 那个人想打狗，但是没打中。

2. (企图)损害

• This new regulation strikes at the rights of every employee. 新规定损害了每个雇员的权力。

strike back 反击，回击

• He struck back his opponent with all his strength. 他用全力回击对手。

strike down

1. 撞倒；把…打倒

• The old man was struck down by a car in the street. 那个老人在街上被一辆汽车撞倒。

• He struck his opponent down. 他把对手击倒在地。

2. 取消；废除

• strike down all death penalty statutes 废除一切死刑法规

3. 常用被动 使死亡(或失去活动能力)

• The child was struck down by tuberculosis. 那孩子患肺结核病倒了。

strike home 击中要害

• His blow struck home. 他那一拳打中了要害。

strike in

1. 突然开口插嘴

2. 印刷

• strike in names and designations 印上姓名和职位

strike into 插进

• It's unwise to strike into their quarrel. 插进他们的争吵是不明智的。

strike it rich 突发横财

• He struck it rich when he became the heir. 当他成为继承人时，一下子就发财了。

strike luck 交好运

• I hope to strike luck one day. 我希望有朝一日交好运。

strike off

1. 打落，砍掉(头)

• strike off sb.'s head 砍掉某人的头

2. 英 (从正式名单里)删去；扣除

• His name was struck off the rolls. 他的名字被从名册里删去了。

• The bank promised to strike off the interest of the loan. 银行答应免去贷款利息。

3. 走去

• We struck off towards the lake. 我们朝湖边走去。

strike on

1. 突然想到；突然发现

• I struck on a new idea. 我突然想到一个新主意。

• The miners struck on a new gold mine. 矿工发现了一个新的金矿。

2. 撞在；照射在…上

• The boat struck on the rock. 那条船触礁了。

• The sun was striking on the ground. 阳光普照大地。

strike out

1. 发明；设计出

• strike out a new plan 制定出一个新方案

2. 开创新道路；开辟

• The young man decided to strike out on his own as a writer. 那个年轻人决定自己去闯一条写作的新路。

• strike out a practical way 开创一条切实可行的方法

3. 删去，划掉

• Strike out his last remark. 把他的最后一句话删掉。

1. 失败

• He really struck out at last. 最后他确实失败了。

strike through 删掉，划去

• My name has been struck through. 我的名字已经被划掉。

strike up 开始；开始谈话(或演唱)

• strike up a negotiation 开始谈判

• The band struck up a funeral dirge. 乐队奏起哀乐。

Strike while the iron is hot. 谚 趁热打铁。