v (1)打，擊，敲，撞(bit，knock or give a blow to sb or sth)[I+prep (at)，T+n，T+n+prep，T+n+adv，D+n+n]：The fighter struck at his opponent but missed. 那拳手向他的對手打過去，但落空了?！玸b/a table angrily 憤怒地打某人/敲桌子;The car/ship struck a rock. 那汽車/船撞上了巖石。The man (tree) was struck by a stone/lightning. 那人(樹)被石頭/閃電擊中。I apologise for～ing you. 抱歉撞了你?！玹he enemy with all one's might 全力打擊敵人;～a nail with a hammer 用榔頭敲擊釘子;～sb to the ground/in the face with one's fist 用拳頭把某人打倒在地/打某人的臉;～a blow at injustice (fig)對不公正予以抨擊;～one's axe into a tree 把斧子砍進樹中;～one's dagger into sb 把匕首刺向某人;～one's head on/against the beam (～the beam with one's head) 頭撞上了橫梁(用自己的頭撞橫梁);A stone～s him on the nose/on the side of the head. 石頭擊中他鼻子/頭的一側(cè)。～the ball away 把球擊開;～a blow for freedom (fig)采取行動支持自由事業(yè);～a door a heavy blow with one's fist 用拳頭重重擊門;～one's opponent tremendous blow on the jaw 給對手的下巴狠狠的一擊;〖同〗hit，bang，box，club，knock，pound，smash，beat;
?(2)襲擊，攻擊(attack or begin an attack，esp with sudden force)[I，T+n]：A storm/lightning struck. 暴風雨襲來/閃電劈來。(enemy)～at night/dawn(敵人)在夜間/拂曉發(fā)動進攻;Tom leapt back as the animal struck. 當動物襲來，湯姆迅速向后跳去。Our troops struck the enemy camp at night. 我們部隊夜間向敵人營地發(fā)動了攻擊?！纪絘ttack，hit，charge;
?(3)擦著(燃)((cause to) produce light，etc by friction)[I，T+n，T+n+prep]：These matches won't～. 這些火柴劃不著?！玜 match/a light 劃火柴/打著火;～sparks from a flint 用火石打火;
?(4)(使)發(fā)聲，鳴，響((cause to) produce (a sound))[I，T+n，T+n+prep]：The chimes struck at midnight.和諧的鐘聲敲響于午夜。Twelve/The hour has just struck. 剛敲過12點/正點。The clock has struck 12/noon. 這鐘敲過12點/午時。The clock～s the hours. 這鐘每小時敲響一次。～the piano keys 敲擊鋼琴鍵;～a chord on the piano 在鋼琴上彈奏出和音;His speech struck a note of sadness/gloom when he mentioned those who had died in the war.(fig) 當他提到戰(zhàn)爭中死去的人們時，他的演說帶有一種悲痛/憂郁的語調(diào)。〖同〗sound，ring;
?(5)勘察到，發(fā)現(xiàn)，找到(find or discover(gold，minerals，oil，etc or a place))[T+n]：～oil/gold/gas/a rich vein of ore 發(fā)現(xiàn)石油/金子/天然氣/富礦脈;At last we struck the road/the right path. 最終我們找到了路/正確的路。
?(6)鍛造(make (a coin or similar object) by stamping or punching)[T+n]：～a medal/commemorative gold coin 鍛造獎牌/紀念金幣;A medal was struck in memory of the great victory. 為紀念那次偉大的勝利而鍛造了紀念章。
?(7)突然想起(到)(enter the mind of sb or occur to sb's mind suddenly)[T+n，D+n+that，D+n+wh][不用prog]：An idea/A thought suddenly struck him. 他忽然有了個主意/想法。The idea struck my fancy. 那個想法忽然進入了我的想象中。It struck me that you are wrong/we ought to make a new plan. 我突然想到你錯了/我們應(yīng)該制定一個新計劃。It suddenly struck him how they could improve the situation. 他突然想到一個辦法可以使他們改善局勢?！纪給ccur to，reach;
?(8)給……以(深刻)印象(感覺)，影響，產(chǎn)生效果(have a (strong) effect on)[T+n，T+n+prep (as)]：How does the house/the plan/the man～you? 你感到這房子/計劃/人如何? be struck by sb's air of confidence/sb's beauty/sb's suggestion 對某人自信的神態(tài)/漂亮/建議有深刻印象;Her enthusiasm for work struck her teacher favourably. 她的工作熱情給老師留下了很好的印象。It struck me that I had had an extremely narrow escape. 我感覺自己真是九死一生。It struck her how quiet and gentle he was. 她感到他是多么的溫文爾雅。What struck me was that those fellows have all suffered a lot. 給我的印象是那些人受了許多磨難。The plan (discussion)～s me as ridiculous/pointless. 我感到計劃(討論)可笑/無意義。It struck me as queer that he refused to give his name. 他拒絕說出自己的名字，讓我感到很奇怪?！纪絠mpress，affect;
?(9)罷工(stop working as a protest)[I，I+prep (for/against)]：the right to～罷工的權(quán)利;～ing workers/miners 罷工的工人/礦工;The transit workers struck just before Christmas. 運輸工人在圣誕節(jié)前夕罷工?！玣or a pay increase/shorter working hours/better working conditions 為提高工資/縮短工作時間/改善工作條件而罷工;～against the dismissal of a colleague 為反對解雇一名同事而罷工;
?(10)(疾病等)侵襲(肆虐)((of disease，disaster，etc) cause sudden harm)[I，T+n 尤pass]：The tragedy struck again. 悲劇再次發(fā)生。prevent the disease from～ing again 防止疾病再次流行;The plague struck Europe. 瘟疫襲擊了歐洲。A blight struck the entire crop. 所有農(nóng)作物都染上了枯萎病。They were struck down by illness/an outbreak of cholera. 他們受到疾病的打擊/霍亂的侵襲?！纪絟it;
?(11)使突然處于某種狀態(tài)(bring (sb) suddenly and unexpectedly into a specified state by or as if by a single stroke)[C+n+adj 尤pass]：be struck blind/dumb/silent 突然瞎/啞/沉默不語了;be struck dumb with amazement驚得啞口無言;
?(12)插(枝條)(put (a piece of a plant) into earth so that it can grow into a full plant)[T+n]：The gardener struck some cuttings. 花匠插下一些枝條。
?(13)降，拆，撤(lower or pull down (a sail，tent，flag，etc))[T+n]：～sails 降帆;～the set after the play is over 戲結(jié)束后撤掉布景;strike camp 拔營;
?(14)達到(arrive at)[T+n]：We struck Rome before dark. 我們在天黑前到達羅馬。
?be struck on sb/sth (infml)非常喜愛，迷戀：Alan's very much struck on Emily. 艾倫非常迷戀埃米莉。
?strike an attitude/a pose 做出(采取)某種姿態(tài)(樣子);裝腔作勢：He's always～ing attitudes. 他總是裝腔作勢。
?strike a balance (between)折中，妥協(xié)：We must～a balance between the two ideas. 我們必須在兩個主意中取得折中。
?strike a bargain (with sb)與……達成協(xié)議，成交：They struck a bargain about the price of the house. 他們就房屋的價格達成了協(xié)議。
?strike a blow for/against sth 為支持/反對……采取行動：A blow was struck for women's right today. 為當今婦女的權(quán)利而進行了奮爭。
?strike a cord (with sb)說得讓(某人)同情：The chairman has obviously struck a cord with his audience. 主席顯然說到了聽眾的心里。
?strike down (v adv) 1)擊倒(vt)：Jim was struck down by a bus in the middle of the main street. 吉姆在大街中央被一輛公共汽車撞倒在地。2)使病得厲害(死去)(vt)：The businessman was struck down with a heart attack in the middle of the meeting. 那位實業(yè)家在會議中間心臟病發(fā)作病倒了。
?strike off (v adv) 1)(打，砍，去)掉(vt)：He struck off the top of the stick with a knife 他用刀子削掉了棍子的梢頭。2)除名(vt)：They struck him off for incompetence. 由于他無能，他們把他除名了。
?strike on/upon (v prep)突然發(fā)現(xiàn)(得到)(vt)：At last the miners struck on an undiscovered gold mine. 最后礦工們突然發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個不為人知的金礦。
?strike out (v adv) 1)猛打(撲，擊)(vi)：He struck out at everyone who tried to stop him. 他向每一個試圖制止他的人猛撲過去。2)劃掉，刪去(vt)：He took a pen and struck out two paragraphs from his essay. 他拿起筆刪去文章中的兩段。3)奮力前進(vi)：Without hesitating，he struck out strongly for the beach. 他毫不猶豫地拼命向海灘游去。
?strike up (v adv) 1)開始演奏(唱)(vt & vi)：The band struck up (the national anthem)when the president arrived. 當總統(tǒng)抵達時樂隊開始演奏(國歌)。2)開始交往(談等)(vt)：The policeman struck up a conversation with John while they were waiting for the bus. 等公共汽車時，警察和約翰開始交談起來。
?→′striker n 罷工的工人;(足球)前鋒;(板球)擊球手;′striking adj 引人注目的;(時鐘等)鳴響報時的;′strikingly adv 顯著地，引人注目地;stroke n;
?n (1)罷工(stopping of work by employees in support of demands made on their employers)[C;U (on～)]：a general/unofficial/wildcat～總/非正式/未經(jīng)工會同意的罷工;a post-office workers'/industrial～郵政工人/產(chǎn)業(yè)工人罷工;a～by bus drivers 公共汽車司機罷工;call/break a～號召/破壞罷工;The～broke out/ended before Christmas. 罷工在圣誕節(jié)前爆發(fā)/結(jié)束。a～ballot 罷工投票;have a～fund 有一筆罷工基金;take～action 采取罷工行動;～pay 罷工工資;〖同〗walkout，tie-up，protest，boycott;
?(2)襲擊(sudden attack)[C]：make retaliatory/night/air～s on/against the enemy's bases (position) 對敵軍基地(陣地)進行報復(fù)性/夜間/空中襲擊;the～of a hawk on its prey 鷹對其獵物的襲擊;take a～at the goal 突然踢向球門;the first～capacity in a nuclear war 核戰(zhàn)爭中的第一次打擊能力;
?(3)突然發(fā)現(xiàn)(sudden discovery of a mineral in the earth)[C]：a lucky/gold～幸運的發(fā)現(xiàn)/探到金子;an oil～ 探到石油;
?be/go on strike;be/come/go out on strike 舉行/開始罷工：The electricity workers have been out on～for several weeks now. 電力工人已經(jīng)罷工數(shù)周了。
?→′strikebound adj 因罷工而停頓的;′strike-breaker n 破壞罷工者;
?【辨異】strike與 beat、hit、thrash和pound的區(qū)別見BEAT。