| 单词 | stroke |
| 释义 | stroke —stroke /strəʊk/ aep /stroʊk/ noun (EVENT) a stroke of luck, genius, etc.► C2 something that happens or succeeds suddenly because of luck, intelligence, etc.: » By a stroke of luck, someone else was walking along the path and heard my shouts for help.Thesaurus+: ↑Good luck and bad lucknoun (HIT) F0 [C] an act of hitting a ball when playing a sport: » She returned the volley with a powerful stroke to win the game.Thesaurus+: ↑General terms used in ball sportsF0 [C] OLD-FASHIONED an act of hitting someone with a weapon: » The punishment was 20 strokes of the lash.Thesaurus+: ↑Hitting and beating , ↑Punishing by causing painnoun (MARK) C2 [C] (a line or mark made by) a movement of a pen or pencil when writing or a brush when painting: » a brush stroke» With a few bold strokes, she signed her name.Thesaurus+: ↑Painting, drawing and printingF0 [C] UK used in spoken English to mean an oblique or slash symbol Thesaurus+: ↑Punctuationnoun [C] (ACTION) ► F0 a quick, forceful action: » Ending negotiations was seen as a bold stroke by many commentators.» By computerizing we could, at a (single)/in one stroke, improve efficiency and reduce costs.Thesaurus+: ↑Acting and acts , ↑Dealing with things or peoplenoun [C] (CLOCK SOUND) ► F0 one of the sounds that some clocks make at particular times, especially by ringing a bell once for each number of the hour: » How many strokes did you count?Thesaurus+: ↑Watches and clocksnoun [C] (ILLNESS) ► B2 a sudden change in the blood supply to a part of the brain, sometimes causing a loss of the ability to move particular parts of the body: » She suffered/had a stroke that left her unable to speak.Thesaurus+: ↑Disorders and diseases of the heart and blood• • • Extra Examples:» He's been fairly poorly since having a stroke in January.» He suffered a stroke in 1988 that left him unable to speak, but his mental capacity wasn't affected.noun [C] (SWIMMING) ► C1 (a particular movement that is usually repeated in) a method of swimming: » What's your best stroke when you're swimming?→ SEE ALSO BACKSTROKE(Cf. ↑backstroke), BREASTSTROKE(Cf. ↑breaststroke), SIDESTROKE(Cf. ↑sidestroke)Thesaurus+: ↑Swimmingnoun [C] (TOUCH) ► F0 an act of moving your hand, another part of the body, or an object gently over something or someone, usually repeatedly and for pleasure: » Don't be frightened, just give the horse a stroke.Thesaurus+: ↑Touching and feeling , ↑Showing affectionnoun [S] INFORMAL (WORK) ► F0 a small amount of work: » She's been gossiping and hasn't done a stroke (of work) all morning.Thesaurus+: ↑Work, working and the workplace , ↑Working hours and periods of workverb [T] (HIT) ↑Verb Endings for stroke ► F0 to hit a ball: » The batsman stroked the ball effortlessly to the boundary.Thesaurus+: ↑Aiming and aim , ↑Handguns and riflesverb [T] (TOUCH) ↑Verb Endings for stroke ► B2 to move a hand, another part of the body, or an object gently over something or someone, usually repeatedly and for pleasure: » Stroke the dog if you like, it won't bite.» She lovingly stroked Chris's face with the tips of her fingers.Thesaurus+: ↑Touching and feeling , ↑Showing affection• • • Extra Examples:» "Go on, have a good cry", he said, stroking her hair.» She was all over him, kissing him and stroking him.» "I love it when you stroke my back, " she purred .» She leaned forward to stroke the dog but quickly drew back when she saw its teeth.» I stroked her back and it seemed to soothe her. |
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