| 单词 | strike |
| 释义 | strike I. intransitive verb 1. < struck into the woods and walked home along the … river — Jean Stafford > < you must strike east from here — T.B.Costain > < struck off through the jungle on a trail along the foothills — H.L.Merillat > < the road … struck down into the sand hills — H.L.Davis > 2. a. < strike while the iron is hot > < strike at the dog with a stick > < strike at the nail with a hammer > < a rattlesnake ready to strike > < the hurricane struck … with the force of a battering ram — H.A.Chippendale > < the lightning struck again > < if trouble strikes > < a shortage of nurses when the epidemic struck > b. c. 3. a. < struck against the stove as she fell > b. of a ship c. of light < the sunbeam struck full on his face > d. of a sound < hark! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell — Lord Byron > e. of oyster spat f. of a hound 4. < a motion to strike on the ground that there was no corroboration — R.B.Keech > 5. < pull alongside of the frigate to ascertain if she had struck — Frederick Marryat > 6. < had struck at the very heart of his faith — Mary Deasy > < ideas that strike at the foundation of democracy > 7. a. < left the house just after six o'clock struck > b. < the clock struck as he entered the room > 8. obsolete < this sorrow's heavenly; it strikes where it doth love — Shakespeare > 9. < a chill was striking through her flesh to the marrow of her bones — Ellen Glasgow > < an irresistible impulse to strike nearer the heart of the truth — R.B.West > 10. obsolete 11. a. < exhorting the multitude to strike for freedom — W.C.Taylor > b. < fast vessels which could strike and get away — W.P.Webb > < bombers struck at the munitions factories > 12. < his heart struck heavily when the house was visible — George Meredith > 13. a. < strike on the tinder … give me a taper — Shakespeare > b. < the match wouldn't strike > 14. < struck on a new plan to solve the problem > 15. a. b. of a fish 16. < has tossed a sheet of paper into the fire and seen it … strike to flame — George Meredith > 17. a. of a plant cutting b. of a seed 18. < what strikes at a first reading — Times Literary Supplement > < would strike on pure minds with a force like mathematical demonstration — John Keble > 19. < voted to strike for higher wages > 20. a. < the salt has struck > b. 21. < the orchestra struck into another waltz > 22. < sees no brawl but he must strike into the midst of it — Sir Walter Scott > 23. 24. 25. 26. < as a boy … he had decided to strike for a commission in the Royal Navy — J.A.Michener > < overborne by a sense of futility in striking for what seems unattainable — W.P.Webb > transitive verb 1. a. < strike the boy with the back of the hand > < strike the dog with a stick > < a deer struck by an arrow > < strike the whale with a harpoon > < a hurricane struck the town > < a house struck by lightning > < their herds are struck by an epidemic — Wilfred Thesiger > < this rise in living costs … strikes especially the poorer people of the country — P.E.James > b. (1) < struck the knife from his hand > (2) < struck a branch from the tree > c. (1) of a bird of prey (2) of a snake d. < who would be free, themselves must strike the blow — Lord Byron > e. < waving wide her myrtle wand she strikes a universal peace — John Milton > 2. a. (1) (2) < made the ship — maybe with the aid of a ball across her bows — strike her colors — Eva M. Tappan > (3) b. < strike a stage set > c. (1) < shall be glad to help you strike the tent — David Walker > (2) < were to strike camp at sunrise — Irving Stone > d. 3. a. < heavily the hand of the Lord had stricken him — John Bruce > b. < was stricken with the bends — P.J.Costello > < was struck down at the height of his young glory — Richard Pollock > 4. a. b. < the planes returned safely after striking their targets > < the first platoon struck the retreating enemy > 5. < struck this appropriation from the defense budget — Army-Navy-Air Force Journal > < have struck out a few pages which are merely a newspaper abridgement of an address — O.W.Holmes †1935 > < struck down a … law requiring each state employe to take an oath — New York Times > < demanded that the … professors be fired and the book stricken off the list — Green Peyton > < not only suppress the book but have it struck out of the catalog — G.B.Shaw > 6. a. < the news of the loss struck him to the heart > b. < his voice struck a chill into the girl's heart — A. Conan Doyle > c. < trees that strike deep roots > 7. obsolete a. < strike his hand over the place and recover the leper — 2 Kings 5:11 (Authorized Version) > b. < take of the blood and strike it on the two side posts — Exod. 12:7 (Authorized Version) > 8. a. b. c. 9. a. < the clock of the church … strikes the hours — Arnold Bennett > < her ship's bell is now being used … for striking the end of the day — H.A.Chippendale > b. < struck my repeater again and found that midnight was past — National Observer > 10. a. (1) < struck his head on a rafter > < strike the knee against the dashboard > (2) < let us strike hands upon the bargain — Jane Austen > (3) < struck the spurs in his horse and galloped away — Irving Bacheller > b. < the car skidded and struck a tree > < a ship strikes the reef > < struck the table as he fell > < the hissing sound of the rain as it struck the river's surface — J.C.Powys > c. of light < the sun strikes him full in the face > d. of a sound < nor shout nor whistle strikes his ear — William Wordsworth > e. of a hound 11. a. < at this they were all … struck into their dumps — John Bunyan > b. (1) < a sight that struck them with horror > (2) < eyes that strike terror into junior clerks — Constance Foley > c. archaic < this struck … the enthusiasts of the King's side as much as it exalted the Scots — Gilbert Burnet > d. < a stray bullet struck the man dead — Horace Sutton > < was reportedly struck dumb with stage fright — Current Biography > 12. a. b. c. (1) < strike a medal > (2) < wanted coins that were sharply struck — Numismatist > d. e. (1) (2) < strike a handstamp > f. obsolete < those beauties which strike a sort of melancholy — Earl of Shaftesbury †1713 > 13. a. < could not be unaware that my remarks did not strike fire — R.M.Lovett > b. < would have to strike a match every now and then to read the compass — William Faulkner > 14. < in this informal way the bargain is struck — W.T.C.King > 15. a. < strikes the golden lyre — Alexander Pope > b. < strike a few chords on the piano > < he and his companions struck a discordant note in this firelit room — John Buchan > 16. obsolete 17. a. b. 18. a. < rely on speed, not strength, when striking your trout — Field & Stream > b. of a fish 19. obsolete 20. a. (1) < it strikes me he has moved too far too fast — Irving Kolodin > < the oddity of the premature thanksgiving struck them both and they laughed — Israel Zangwill > (2) < always struck strangers that way until the novelty wore off — J.P.Marquand > < no wonder they strike us as silent — Thornton Wilder > < the young always strike her as infinitely funny — G.W.Brace > b. < a spectacle … calculated to strike a highly cultivated, a reflecting, an imaginative mind — T.B.Macaulay > < the name seemed to strike them all — Jane Austen > < what struck me was that he told me very little that I cared to hear — O.W.Holmes †1935 > < the first thing that struck me was the blue of the sky — Sam Pollock > c. < strikes the attention and focuses the fugitive experience onto itself — Hunter Mead > < has painted the things that have struck her eye — Newsweek > 21. a. b. 22. a. b. 23. 24. < strike soundings > 25. < strike the optimum balance between secrecy and openness — J.G.Palfrey > < for the time being a compromise has been struck — C.J.Friedrich > < strike an average > < strike a mean > 26. < gaze at him and strike him for his autograph — Mark Twain > 27. 28. 29. 30. a. (1) < struck the main road after a short drive > < an easterly route that eventually strikes the river > (2) < after an unpromising beginning he finally struck his stride as a concert pianist > b. (1) < the most unpractical person I ever struck — Sheila Kaye-Smith > < the best sea story I have struck in years — H.J.Laski > (2) < this peasant … had the luck to strike water — Norman Douglas > < strike oil > 31. a. b. (1) (2) 32. < striking what appeared to them to be most belligerent attitudes — Thomas Barbour > < strike a pose > 33. a. < less than 10 percent of the cuttings struck in sand finally rooted > b. 34. < struck their path across the fields — Algernon Gissing > 35. 36. 37. of an insect Synonyms: < strike at the enemy and miss > < strike out at random > It may indicate various types of contact from a light, often stroking contact < the light breeze struck the ship on the north side > to a forcible collision or blasting contact < the car struck a post and overturned > < the lightning struck the house > < strike a man down with a heavy blow > < the enemy struck with full force > It may suggest several types of physical or emotional effect or impression < strike someone dead > < strike a line on paper > < strike out a name from a list > < to be struck by the beauty of the scenery > < grief-stricken > < conscience-stricken > or it may be used to indicate any of the types of contact suggested by any of the other words in this group. hit, although it is used in most of the situations in which strike occurs, emphasizes more than strike the physical or figurative contact with or impact upon an object, usually something aimed at; it usu., though not necessarily, stresses forcefulness < hit a child on the wrist > < the shell hit the tank and tore through the side > < the depression hit hard all elements of society > < hit the right road home > < hit the winning number in a lottery > smite, largely a rhetorical or book word, usually stresses the injuriousness or destructiveness of the contact and often suggests a motivation of anger or desire for vengeance < with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head — Judg 5:26 (Authorized Version) > < conscience-smitten > < disease-smitten > < smitten with grief or love > punch, slug, slog, swat, and clout are generally used to suggest the giving of various kinds of usually sharp or heavy blows. punch suggests a quick blow with or as if with the fist < would handcuff everybody rather than face the risk of having their noses punched by somebody — G.B.Shaw > slug emphasizes the heaviness of the impact and usually suggests a certain viciousness in the delivery of the blow < was attacked by an assault suspect, who slugged him with a 5-ft. iron pipe — Time > slog emphasizes the heavy, usually haphazard quality of the blows < the two fighters were so tired they merely slogged rather than hit each other with clean, precise blows > swat suggests a forceful, slapping blow, usually with such an instrument as a bat, weapon, or flyswatter < in off moments he would swat the regiment of cockroaches — Paul de Kruif > < swat flies > < swat a baseball out of the ball park > clout suggests a heavy careless blow usually with the hand or fist < a shoe clouted his skull and inflicted a fracture — Hugh McCrae > < they clout our heads the moment our conclusions differ from theirs — G.B.Shaw > slap, cuff, and box all suggest blows of varying force with the open hand. slap is the most general and indicates a sharp, usually stinging blow with or as if with the palm of the hand < slap a person in the face > < slapped the coverlet angrily — Kenneth Roberts > cuff suggests a blow often forcible enough to dizzy or throw off balance and often dealt with the back of the hand < it was pointed out … that children could be hurried and delayed, cuffed and bribed, into becoming adults — Margaret Mead > box suggests the delivery of an openhanded blow but is usually limited to one against the ears < the mother boxed her child's ears in a fit of temper > Synonym: see in addition affect. • - strike a docket II. 1. archaic 2. dialect chiefly England 3. a. b. 4. < the strike of a rattlesnake > < the strike of the clock > 5. a. b. < three hogsheads of ale of the first strike — Sir Walter Scott > 6. a. b. (1) (2) 7. a. b. < a buyers' strike > < hunger strike > 8. a. b. (1) (2) 9. a. b. 10. 11. < made a lucky strike and in three months had realized a considerable fortune — H.W.H.Knott > 12. a. < it's one-two-three strikes, you're out at the old ball game — Jack Norworth > (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) b. < his racial background was a second strike against him — K.D.Miller > 13. 14. 15. a. b. or strike bill 16. 17. a. b. c. 18. < an excellent strike of oats > < had a 70 percent strike on his cuttings > 19. a. b. 20. a. < body strike > < tail strike > < blowfly strike > — compare mules operation b. 21. a. < air strikes on the more important road junctions — Infantry Journal > b. < in the afternoon a second strike was flown off — Fletcher Pratt > 22. 23. 24. III. < fired a strike to first base > |
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