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单词 stricken
释义 strick·en
\ˈstrikən\ adjective
Etymology: from past participle of strike (I)
1. archaic : having reached an advanced stage — usually used in the phrase stricken in years
2. : having the contents leveled off even with the top
 < a stricken measure of grain >
3. : hit or wounded by or as if by a missile
 < a stricken deer that left the herd long since — William Cowper >
4.
 a.
  (1) : afflicted with or overwhelmed by or as if by disease, misfortune, or sorrow
   < was stricken at the height of his career >
   < wrapped the stricken man in his coat and sat down beside him — Irving Bacheller >
   < shows how a stricken region … can adjust valiantly to harsh conditions — Muna Lee >
   — often used in combination
   < grief-stricken >
   < palsy-stricken >
   < panic-stricken >
   < poverty-stricken >
  (2) : showing the effect of or as if of disease, misfortune, or sorrow
   < the whole company had a stricken look — Kenneth Roberts >
   < the most stricken landscape we had yet seen — George Farwell >
 b. : made incapable or unfit : incapacitated
  < destroyers … swarmed around the stricken vessel — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union >
strick·en·ly adverb
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