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单词 strike down
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strike down

1. phrasal verb [usually passive]
If someone is struck down, especially by an illness, they are killed or severely harmed by it.
[written]
Frank had been struck down by a massive heart attack. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE]
...a great sporting hero, struck down at 49. [VERB-ed PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If a judge or court strikes down a law or regulation, they say that it is illegal and end it.
[US]
The Supreme Court today struck down a law that prevents criminals from profitingfrom books or movies about their crimes. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
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strike down in British English

verb
(tr, adverb)
to cause to die, esp suddenly
he was struck down in his prime

strike down in American English

1. 
to cause to fall by a blow, etc.; knock down
2. 
to do away with; undo, cancel, etc.
3. 
to have a disastrous or disabling effect upon
said of illness, etc.
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Examples of 'strike down' in a sentence
strike down

If Fadawah's got any brains, it's packed to the limit with enough men to strike down the mountain and ruin any attack up the coast.
Raymond E. Feist SHARDS OF A BROKEN CROWN (1995)

Chinese translation of 'strike down'

strike down

vt

  1. (= kill) 打倒 (dǎdǎo)
  2. (= injure) 使病得厉(厲)害 (shǐ bìng de lìhài)
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Nearby words of
strike down

  • stride
  • strike
  • strike back
  • strike down
  • strike off
  • strike out
  • strike up

Related terms of
strike down

  • strike up
  • strike out
  • strike off
  • strike back
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