strike

1. N-COUNT When there is a strike, workers stop doing their work for a period of time, usually in order to try to get better pay or conditions for themselves. 罢工[商业] [also 'on' N]

Air traffic controllers have begun a three-day strike in a dispute over pay. 空中交通管制员在一场薪酬纠纷中开始了为时3天的罢工。

Staff at the hospital went on strike in protest at the incidents. 这个医院的员工举行罢工，抗议这些事件。

2. N-COUNT A military strike is a military attack, especially an air attack. 袭击

...a punitive air strike. …一次惩罚性空袭。

3. N the act or an instance of knocking down all the pins with the first bowl of a single frame 第一球全中

4. N the score thus made

5. →see also hunger strike

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1. V-I When workers strike, they go on strike. 罢工[商业]

...their recognition of the workers' right to strike. …他们对工人罢工权利的承认。

They shouldn't be striking for more money. 他们不该为更多的钱而罢工。

2. strikerN-COUNT 罢工者

The strikers want higher wages, which state governments say they can't afford. 这些罢工者要求得到更高的工资，州政府说他们无力支付。

3. V-T If you strike someone or something, you deliberately hit them. 打; 击[正式]

She took two quick steps forward and struck him across the mouth. 她向前快走两步，打了他一记耳光。

It is impossible to say who struck the fatal blow. 不可能确定是谁给了那致命的一击。

4. V-T If something that is falling or moving strikes something, it hits it. 碰撞; 击中[正式]

His head struck the bottom when he dived into the 6 ft end of the pool. 当他跳入水池6英尺深的那端时，头撞到池底。

One 16-inch shell struck the control tower. 一发16英寸的炮弹击中了那座指挥塔。

5. V-T/V-I If you strike one thing against another, or if one thing strikes against another, the first thing hits the second thing. 碰撞[正式]

Wilde fell and struck his head on the stone floor. 怀尔德跌倒了，头撞在石头地板上。

6. V-T/V-I If something such as an illness or disaster strikes, it suddenly happens. (疾病或灾难) 爆发

Fed officials continued to insist that the dollar would soon return to stability but disaster struck. 联邦政府的官员们仍坚持说美元会很快恢复平稳，但灾难却爆发了。

A moderate earthquake struck the northeastern United States early on Saturday. 美国东北部周六早晨遭遇了一次中等强度的地震。

7. V-I To strike means to attack someone or something quickly and violently. 攻击

He was the only cabinet member out of the country when the terrorists struck. 他在恐怖分子袭击时是惟一人在国外的内阁成员。

8. V-T If an idea or thought strikes you, it suddenly comes into your mind. 使突然想到[no cont]

A thought struck her. Was she jealous of her mother, then?

她突然冒出一个念头。那她是在嫉妒自己的母亲吗?

9. V-T If something strikes you as being a particular thing, it gives you the impression of being that thing. 给…印象

He struck me as a very serious but friendly person. 他在我眼里是个非常严肃但友好的人。

10. V-T If you are struck by something, you think it is very impressive, noticeable, or interesting. 把…迷住

She was struck by his simple, spellbinding eloquence. 她被他简洁、富有鼓动性的口才迷住了。

11. V-RECIP If you strike a deal or a bargain with someone, you come to an agreement with them. 达成 (交易或协议)

They struck a deal with their paper supplier, getting two years of newsprint on credit. 他们与其纸张供应商达成一个协议，可以赊购两年的新闻纸。

The two struck a deal in which Rendell took half of what a manager would. 这两个人达成一项协议，伦德尔拿一名经理将能得到的一半。

12. V-T If you strike a balance, you do something that is halfway between two extremes. 找到 (某种平衡)

At times like that you have to strike a balance between sleep and homework. 在那样的时候，你得在睡眠和家庭作业之间找到一种平衡。

13. V-T If you strike a pose or attitude, you put yourself in a particular position, for example when someone is taking your photograph. 摆出 (姿态)

She struck a pose, one hand on her hip and the other waving an imaginary cigarette. 她摆出一个姿势，一只手叉腰，另一只手挥动着一支假想的香烟。

14. V-T If something strikes fear into people, it makes them very frightened or anxious. 引起 (恐惧)[文学性]

If there is a single subject guaranteed to strike fear in the hearts of parents, it is drugs. 如果只有一个话题能保证在家长们的心中引起恐惧的话，那就是毒品。

15. V-T/V-I When a clock strikes, its bells make a sound to indicate what the time is. (钟) 敲响

The clock struck nine. 钟敲了9下。

16. V-T If you strike words from a document or an official record, you remove them. 删除[正式]

Strike that from the minutes. 从会议记录中把那个删除。

17. PHRASAL VERB Strike out means the same as . 删除

The censor struck out the next two lines. 审查员删除了下面那两行。

18. V-T When you strike a match, you make it produce a flame by moving it quickly against something rough. 擦 (火柴)

Robina struck a match and held it to the crumpled newspaper in the grate. 罗比纳擦了一根火柴，将它伸向壁炉中的那些皱报纸。

19. V-T If someone strikes oil or gold, they discover it in the ground as a result of mining or drilling. 发现 (石油或黄金)

Oil industry sources say that Marathon Oil Company has struck oil in Syria. 石油业消息人士称马拉松石油公司在叙利亚发现了石油。

20. →see also stricken , striking

21.  to strike a chord→see chord

22.  to strike home→see home