strike verb ( HIT )

B1 [ I or T ]

to hit or attack someone or something forcefully or violently

擊，打;撞擊;碰撞;攻擊

Her car went out of control and struck an oncoming vehicle . 她的汽車失控，撞上了迎面開來的一輛車。

The police have warned the public that the killer could strike again. 警方提醒民眾，殺手可能會再次下手。

The autopsy revealed that his murderer had struck him on the head with an iron bar . 屍體解剖顯示，殺手用一根鐵棍猛擊他的頭部。

Have you ever been struck by lightning ? 你被閃電擊中過嗎？

My golf was terrible today - I just didn't strike the ball well. 我今天高爾夫打得很糟糕——我就是擊不好球。

B1 [ I or T ]

to kick a football , especially hard so that it travels a long distance

用力踢（足球）

Beckham struck the ball with precision . 貝克漢精確地大力踢球。

[ I ]

When a particular time strikes, a clock's bells ring to tell people what time it is.

（時間）鳴報

Midnight had just struck when I went upstairs to bed . 我上樓睡覺時，時鐘剛剛敲過午夜12點。

C2 [ T ]

If you strike a match , you cause it to burn by rubbing it against a hard rough surface .

擦，劃（火柴）

She struck a match and lit another cigarette . 她劃了根火柴，又點燃了一支香煙。

He bent and struck a match on the sole of his boot . 他俯下身，在靴底上擦亮了一根火柴。

[ T usually + adv/prep ] formal

to remove something officially from a document

（正式從檔中）刪除，取消

Please strike my name from your mailing list immediately . 請立即將我的名字從你的郵件列表中刪除。

Several unreliable dealers have been struck off our list of authorized suppliers . 幾個不可靠的供應商已從我們的許可供應商名單中去除掉了。

strike camp

to take down your tents in preparation for leaving the place where you have been camping

（離開營地時）拆除帳篷

We woke up late and it was ten o'clock before we struck camp . 我們起床晚了，撤營離開時已經十點鐘。

strike verb ( DISCOVER ) 發現，探測到（地下石油、天然氣或黃金礦藏）

The first person to strike oil in the US was Edwin Laurentine Drake. 第一個在美國發現石油的人是埃德溫‧勞倫廷‧德雷克。

strike verb ( AGREE )

Doesn't it strike you as odd that he never talks about his family ? 他從來都不談他的家人，難道不讓你感到奇怪嗎？

I was immediately struck by the similarities between the two murders . 我立即感到這兩宗謀殺案有相似之處。

So how does my proposition strike you? (= What do you think of it?) 那你覺得我的建議如何？

[ + (that) ] It strikes me (that) you'd be better off working for someone else . 我覺得你換個老闆會好一點。

B2 [ T ]

If a thought or idea strikes you, you suddenly think of it.

（想法或主意）突然閃現在…的腦海;猛然意識到

[ + that ] It 's just struck me that I still owe you for the concert tickets . 我突然想起來，我還沒給你音樂會門票的錢。

Sitting at her desk , she was struck by the thought that there had to be something more to life . 她坐在書桌前，突然意識到生活一定還意味著更多東西。

strike verb ( MOVE BODY )

strike a pose/attitude

[ T ]

to make a metal disc-shaped object such as a coin with a machine that quickly presses a picture into a piece of metal

鑄造;壓出，衝制

When was the first pound coin struck? 第一枚一英鎊的硬幣是何時鑄造的？

A special medal has been struck to celebrate the end of the war . 為紀念戰爭結束鑄造了一枚特殊的紀念章。

be struck dumb

strike a balance

strike a blow against/at sth

strike a blow for sth

strike a chord

strike a note

strike at the heart of sth

strike an attitude/attitudes

strike fear/terror into sb

strike gold

strike home

strike it lucky

strike it rich

strike while the iron is hot

within striking distance

strike back

strike sb down

strike sth down

strike sb off (sth)

strike on/upon sth

strike out (somewhere)

strike out

strike (sb) out

strike out (at sb/sth )

strike sth out/through

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strike up (sth)

strike up sth

B2

a period of time when workers refuse to work because of an argument with an employer about working conditions , pay levels , or job losses

After last year's long and bitter strike, few people want more industrial action . 經歷去年那場漫長而艱苦的罷工之後，沒什麼人再希望有罷工行動了。

They had to play three games with replacement players after the NFL Players Association called a strike. 在全國棒球聯盟球員協會號召球員罷工之後，他們在三場比賽中不得不派替補球員上場。

Some miners were calling for a nationwide strike. 一些礦工呼籲舉行全國性罷工。

They have voted to stage lightning (= sudden and short ) strikes in pursuit of their demands . 為了使自己的要求得到滿足，他們表決通過舉行閃電罷工。

We've voted to stage a series of one-day strikes. 我們已表決通過舉行一系列為期一天的罷工。

A wave of strikes swept the country . 罷工風潮席捲全國。

Union leaders threatened strike action over the changes . 工會領袖威脅發動罷工反對這些變化。

The result of the strike ballot will be known tomorrow morning . 罷工投票的結果明天早上就能知道。

on strike ( UK also out on strike )

開始罷工，舉行罷工

All 2,500 employees went on strike in protest at the decision to close the factory . 2500名員工全部參加了罷工，以抗議關閉工廠的決定。 更多範例 减少例句

• In the event of a strike, the army will take over responsibility for firefighting .
• Volunteers would fill in for teachers in the event of a strike.
• The company is putting up wages in an attempt to head off a strike.
• A strike is imminent .
• Many airline passengers face lengthy delays because of the strike.

strike noun [C] ( HIT ) 擊，打；撞擊；襲擊

Lightning conductors protect buildings and tall structures from lightning strikes. 避雷針保護大樓和高層建築物免遭雷擊。

strike force

a sudden , short military attack , especially one by aircraft or missiles

軍事攻擊，突襲;（尤指）空襲，飛彈襲擊

The United Nations has authorized the use of air strikes. 聯合國授權採取空中攻擊。

The violence is unlikely to stop without military strikes against terrorist bases . 不對恐怖分子的基地採取軍事攻擊，暴力襲擊就不可能休止。

Would you support a nuclear strike to bring an end to a war ? 你支持採用核子攻擊來結束戰爭嗎？

We have no intention of launching a pre-emptive strike, but we will retaliate if provoked . 我們無意發動先發制人的攻擊，但若遇挑釁，我們定會還以顏色。 （地下貴重物質的）發現

The population and settlement of Colorado expanded after the gold strike of 1858. 1858年發現黃金後，科羅拉多的人口和定居戶數大幅成長。

(in baseball ) a ball that has been thrown by the pitcher and not been hit successfully when it should have been

（棒球比賽中的）揮棒落空

A batter is out after three strikes. 打擊手遭到三振出局。 失敗；錯誤；不利之處

California's "three strikes and you're out" bill means that from now on criminals found guilty of three crimes are jailed for life . 加州的「三振出局」的法案意味著： 從現在起罪犯若三次被判有罪，就會被終身監禁。

One strike against him as a candidate is his perceived lack of charisma . 作為候選人，他的不利之處之一在於人們認為他缺乏個人魅力。 ( strike 在 劍橋英語-中文（繁體）詞典 的翻譯 © Cambridge University Press) This zone is characterized by evidence for a succession of events that, taken together, suggest a history of continuing, repeated strike -slip. 來自 Cambridge English Corpus Fourth, the experience strikes us as ineffable, that is, though you experience it as possessing various qualities, the exact qualitative character escapes description in words. 來自 Cambridge English Corpus His intent focus on the singer's offstage poise suggests how much he has yet to learn about striking a pose and deflecting the gaze. 來自 Cambridge English Corpus A badly conducted strike , extremely acrimonious or negative, even when done for the right reasons may still result in patients feeling betrayed by the profession. 來自 Cambridge English Corpus This is in striking contrast to the familiar downstream growing boundary layer and downstream viscous wake existing when the fluid is homogeneous. 來自 Cambridge English Corpus In the lateral areas to the east and west deformation is accommodated by strike -slip shear zones. 來自 Cambridge English Corpus