stroke
n
1
(a) act or process of striking; blow 擊; 打; 打擊
kill sb with one stroke of a sword 一劍劈死某人
20 strokes with a whip 鞭打20下.
(b) (sport 體) (in tennis, golf, etc) act of striking a ball; (in golf) this used as a unit of scoring (網(wǎng)球、 高爾夫球等)擊球動作; (高爾夫球)得分的一擊
a forehand stroke 正手擊球
a graceful stroke with the bat 用拍擊球的一個優(yōu)美動作
She won by two strokes. 她兩次擊球得分獲勝.2
(a) any of a series of repeated movements, esp in swimming or rowing 一連串反覆動作中的一次; (尤指游泳或劃船的)一次劃水
long powerful strokes 有力的長劃動作
a fast/slow stroke, ie in rowing 快[慢]劃(劃船).
(b) (esp in compounds 尤用以構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞) style of stroke in swimming 游泳姿勢; 游法
do (the) breast-stroke, back-stroke, etc 進行蛙泳、 仰泳等
Which stroke are you best at? 你最擅長哪一種游法?
3 (in a rowing crew) oarsman who sits nearest the stern of a racing boat, and sets the speed of the strokes (劃船者中的)尾槳手(位於船尾, 掌握劃速). Cf 參看 bow3 2.
4 ~ of sth single successful or effective action or occurrence (of the specified kind) (某類型的)一次成功或有效的行動或事情
Your idea was a stroke of genius! 你的主意真了不起!
It was a stroke of luck that I found you here. 我在這里碰見你真是運氣.
Various strokes of misfortune led to his ruin. 他遭諸多不幸而一蹶不振.
5 (mark made by a) single movement of a pen or brush (鋼筆、 毛筆等的)一筆, 筆畫
thin/thick strokes 細[粗]筆畫
with a stroke of the pen 用筆一揮
put the finishing strokes to a painting 畫上最後幾筆.
6 sound made by a bell or clock striking the hours (報時的)鈴聲或鐘聲
on the stroke of three, ie at three o'clock exactly 鐘鳴三響(三時正).
7 (medical 醫(yī)) sudden attack of illness in the brain that can cause loss of the power to move, speak clearly, etc 中風; 卒中
The stroke left him paralysed on one side of his body. 他因患中風而致半身不遂. Cf 參看 apoplexy.
8 (idm 習(xí)語) at a/one `stroke with a single immediate action 一下子; 一舉
They threatened to cancel the whole project at a stroke. 他們揚言要一下子取消整個項目. not do a stroke (of work) not do any work 什麼工作都不做
We'll have to get rid of him he never does a stroke. 我們得把他弄走--他什麼活兒都不干. put sb off his `stroke cause sb to falter, hesitate, etc in what he is doing 使某人行事動搖、 猶豫等
My speech went quite well until I was put off my stroke by the interruption. 我起初講得很順利, 可是受到干擾後就結(jié)巴起來了. stroke, v
1 [Tn] act as a stroke1(3) to (a boat or crew) 當...的尾槳手.
2 [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
strike (a ball) 擊(球)
stroked the ball cleverly past her opponent 她巧妙地一擊把球打過對手.
stroke v [Tn]
pass the hand gently over (a surface), usu again and again (用手)輕撫, 撫摩(某物表面)(通常指反覆地)
stroke a cat, one's beard, sb's back 撫摩貓、 自己的胡須、 某人的背. stroke, n (usu sing 通常作單數(shù)) act of stroking; stroking movement 輕撫; 撫摩
give her hair an affectionate stroke 深情地撫摸她的頭發(fā).
?? 考研助記
源于:strikev.打擊;軍事進攻;鑄造;敲鐘;罷工
?? 擴展釋義
*[str?uk]n. 筆劃, 打, 中風, 撫, 摩, 沖程vt. 劃尾槳, 撫, 摩, 劃去【計】 筆劃【化】 沖程【醫(yī)】 發(fā)作, 擊, 中相關(guān)詞組: stroke out at one stroke stroke sb down stroke sb the wrong way stroke sb's hair the wrong way have a stroke
?? 醫(yī)學(xué)釋義
發(fā)作,沖程
?? 同詞根單詞
striden. 大步,闊步;步幅;進展;一跨(的寬度);
vt.& vi. 大踏步走;跨過;
vi. 跨;
vt. 跨坐在…;