strike
verb
uk
/straɪk/ us
/straɪk/ struck | struckstrike verb (STOP WORK)
B2 [ I ]
- Despite the exhortations of the union leaders the workers voted to strike.
- The only option available to us is to strike.
- They are threatening to strike if their demands are not met.
- There's a very real possibility that they might strike.
- If the management wouldn't listen to their demands, they would have to force the issue by striking.
strike verb (CAUSE SUFFERING)
C2 [ I or T ]
- Tragedy struck when several people were crushed to death in the crowd.
- Everything was going smoothly until suddenly disaster struck.
- This is the second time in ten years that a major earthquake has struck in this region.
- Halfway through the flight, disaster struck.
- Tragedy then struck for this family of six.
strike verb (HIT)
B1 [ I or T ]
B1 [ I or T ]
strike verb (REMOVE)
[ T usually + adv/prep ] formal
（正式从文件中）删除，取消
Please strike my name from your mailing list immediately.
请立即将我的名字从你的邮件列表中删除。
Several unreliable dealers have been struck off our list of authorized suppliers.
几个不可靠的供应商已从我们的许可供应商名单中去除掉了。
strike verb (DISCOVER)
strike verb (AGREE)
strike verb (FEEL/THINK)
给人以…感觉；让…觉得；使产生…想法
I was immediately struck by the similarities between the two murders.
我当即感到这两起谋杀案有相似之处。
So how does my proposition strike you? (= What do you think of it?)
那你觉得我的建议如何？
strike verb (MOVE BODY)
strike verb (MAKE COINS)
Idioms
Phrasal verbs
strike noun [C] (STOP WORK)
B2
罢工
After last year's long and bitter strike, few people want more industrial action.
经历了去年那场漫长而艰苦的罢工之后，没什么人再希望有罢工行动了。
They had to play three games with replacement players after the NFL Players Association called a strike.
在全国棒球联盟球员协会号召球员罢工之后，他们在三场比赛中不得不派替补球员上场。
Some miners were calling for a nationwide strike.
一些矿工呼吁举行全国性的罢工。
They have voted to stage lightning (= sudden and short) strikes in pursuit of their demands.
为了使自己的要求得到满足，他们表决通过举行闪电式罢工。
Union leaders threatened strike action over the changes.
工会领袖威胁发动罢工反对这些变化。
on strike (UK also out on strike)
go on strike
strike noun [C] (HIT)
击，打；撞击；袭击
Lightning conductors protect buildings and tall structures from lightning strikes.
避雷针保护大楼和高层建筑物免遭雷击。
See also
军事打击，突袭;（尤指）空袭，导弹袭击
The United Nations has authorized the use of air strikes.
联合国授权采取空中打击。
The violence is unlikely to stop without military strikes against terrorist bases.
不对恐怖分子的基地采取军事打击，暴力袭击就不可能休止。
We have no intention of launching a pre-emptive strike, but we will retaliate if provoked.
我们无意发动先发制人的攻击，但若遇挑衅，我们定会还以颜色。
strike noun [C] (DISCOVERY)
（地下贵重物质的）发现
The population and settlement of Colorado expanded after the gold strike of 1858.
1858年发现黄金后，科罗拉多的人口和定居户数大幅增长。
strike noun [C] (FAILURE)
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