英语词汇“streak”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	streak
释义	streak I. \ˈstrēk\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English strek, streke, strik, strike, from Old English strica line, streak; akin to Middle Dutch streke line, stroke, Old High German strich, Gothic striks line, stroke, Latin striga row, furrow — more at strike 1. obsolete : a linear mark or cut < in the microscope … you may see the very streaks — Henry Power > 2. a. : an irregular or indistinct stripe on the coat of an animal or the plumage of a bird < a magnolia warbler … his bluish gray back and yellow breast crossed by a black band from which black streaks run downward — W.P.Smith > b. (1) : an irregular strip or line of contrasting color or texture causing variation in or on a surface < faded streaks in a curtain where the sun hits it > < bacon with a thick streak of lean > (2) : an incision made by chipping a pine tree for obtaining turpentine c. : the color of the fine powder of a mineral obtained by scratching, pulverizing, or rubbing against a hard white surface, often differing from the color of the mineral in mass, and being important as a distinguishing character especially for minerals having metallic luster d. : an imperfection in glass consisting of a wavy or colored line that distorts an image e. (1) : a threadlike striation (2) : inoculum implanted (as with a needle drawn across the surface) in a line or stripe upon a solidified culture medium (3) : streak culture f. (1) : any of several virus diseases of plants (as the potato, tomato, raspberry, or sugarcane) resembling mosaic but usually producing at least some linear markings — compare; bluestem 2, tomato streak (2) : a disease of sweet peas caused by a bacillus (Erwinia lathyri) and characterized by brownish spots or streaks on the stem, petioles, and leaves 3. a. : a narrow band of light < the first grey streaks of dawn — R.S.Porteous > < a streak of moonlight came in through the window — Sherwood Anderson > < burning oil flew outwards in a streak — Nevil Shute > b. : a dart of lightning : bolt < in dazzling streaks the vivid lightnings play — William Cowper > < off like a streak, heading … down the homestretch — New York Times > 4. a. : a slight admixture (as of an inherent character) : strain, trace < the streak of extreme stubbornness … was both his strength and his misfortune — J.K.Galbraith > < a streak of Indian blood in him — A.W.Long > b. : a brief run (as of luck) < when he hits a streak … everything's dandy — Hamilton Basso > c. : a consecutive series (as of victories or defeats) < had a long winning streak and took the … lead — A.J.Liebling > d. : a short interval or transitory phase : fit, spell < got started on one of her talking streaks — Erskine Caldwell > 5. a. : a long irregular strip (as of land or water) < a streak of deep green brush marks the course of a creek — American Guide Series: Arkansas > b. : a narrow layer (as of ore) : seam, vein < struck a pay streak at a thousand feet > II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) *transitive verb* 1. : to make streaks on or in : striate < the water was streaked with the sunset colors — R.H.Newman > < the sense of living nature seems to streak some of his more recent pages — Cecil Sprigge > 2. : to prepare a streak culture of *intransitive verb* 1. a. : to make streaks < ribbons of rust streak down … from patches of corrugated iron on the roof — James Reynolds > b. : to rush swiftly : bolt, rocket < lightning streaks from cloud to cloud > < reporters …streaked through the crowd and out of the doors searching for telephones — Erle Stanley Gardner > < jet planes streaked to three new transcontinental speed records — Newsweek > < when the nurse opened the door, the cat streaked in — Henrietta Weigel > 2. : to become streaked < hair beginning to streak with gray > III. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English streken to stroke, probably from Middle Dutch — more at stroke obsolete : rub, smear < with the juice of this I'll streak her eyes — Shakespeare > IV. archaic variant of strake V. \ˈstrēk\ variant of streek VI. noun : an act or instance of streaking VII. intransitive verb : to run naked through a public place
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