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*strike¹ /straɪk; straɪk/
v struck /strʌk; strʌk/ struck, striking
1 [T] to hit someone or something 打; 击; 撞:
He was struck on the head by a falling rock. 他被一块掉下来的石头击中了头部。
The car struck a tree. 汽车撞到一棵树上。
She struck him across the face. 她打了他一巴掌。
Lightning rarely strikes the same place twice. 闪电很少会两次击中同一地方。
2 [T] if a thought or idea strikes you, you suddenly realize it or think of it 突然意识到; 突然想到:
it strikes sb (that) It suddenly struck me that he might be lying. 我突然想到，他可能是在说谎。
be struck by sth (=something seems surprising, noticeable, interesting etc to you) 因某事吃惊; 注意到某事; 被某事打动: I was struck by her honesty. 我被她的诚实打动了。
3 to seem to someone to have a particular quality 给某人…的印象:
strike sb as sth He strikes me as being very intelligent. 他给我的印象是非常聪明。
4 [I] to stop working for a period of time because you want better pay, better working conditions etc 罢工:
+ for They're striking for a shorter working week. 他们正在罢工争取缩短每周的工作时间。
5 [I] to attack quickly and suddenly 突然袭击，攻击:
The police are waiting for the killer to strike again. 警方正在等待凶手再次作案。
6 [T] if something very bad strikes someone or something, it affects them 〔不好的事〕影响〔某人或某事〕:
The town was struck by an earthquake. 小镇遭受了地震袭击。
7 strike a balance to give the correct amount of attention or importance to two different things 达到平衡，两者兼顾:
It's never easy to strike a balance between work and family. 工作和家庭很难两全。
8 strike a deal to agree to do something if someone else does something for you 达成协议:
The dispute ended when the company struck a deal with the union. 公司和工会之间达成协议，结束了这场纠纷。
9 strike a match to make a match start burning 划火柴
10 strike oil/gold etc to discover oil, gold etc under the ground 发现石油/黄金等
11 [I,T] if a clock strikes, its bell makes a number of sounds to show the time 〔钟〕敲响报时:
The clock struck four. (=it showed the time was four o'clock) 钟敲响四点。
12 strike a chord with sb to make people agree or feel sympathy with you 引起某人的共鸣，打动某人的心弦
13 within striking distance very close to something or near to achieving something 伸手可及; 即将实现
strike backto attack someone or something after they have attacked you 反击，还击
strike out
1 [T strike sth ↔ out] to remove part of a piece of writing by drawing a line through it 删去，划去
2 [I] to try to reach somewhere 朝〔某地〕行进:
+ for They struck out for the coast. 他们向岸边进发。
3 strike out on your own to start doing something new without other people's help 开始独立做新的事情
4 [I] to try to hit someone 试图击打〔某人〕:
+ at She suddenly struck out at him for no reason. 她突然无缘无故出手打他。
5 [I,T] if you are struck out in BASEBALL, you are not allowed to continue because you have already had three attempts to hit the ball 〔棒球比赛中〕（使）三振出局，（使）三击不中出局
strike up
1 strike up a conversation/friendship etc to begin a conversation, friendship etc with someone 交谈起来/建立友谊等
2 [T] to begin to play or sing something 开始演奏［演唱］:
The band struck up an Irish tune. 乐队奏起了一首爱尔兰曲子。
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