stroke

stroke
noun

an act of hitting or striking someone or something; a blow
敲；打，击；打击
he received three strokes of the cane.
他挨了三记藤鞭。
■a method of striking the ball in sports or games
（球戏）抽，击，打法
■(Golf)an act of hitting the ball with a club, as a unit of scoring
(高尔夫)（作为记分单位的）击球，杆
he won by two strokes.
他以两杆获胜。
■the sound made by a striking clock
（鸣钟的）钟声
an act of moving one's hand or an object across a surface, applying gentle pressure
轻抚，摩，捋
massage the cream into your skin using light upward strokes.
轻轻向上抹，把乳霜揉入你的皮肤。
■a mark made by drawing a pen, pencil, or paintbrush in one direction across paper or canvas
一笔，一划
the paint had been applied in careful, regular strokes.
油漆是一笔笔细心而匀称地涂上去的。
■a line forming part of a written or printed character
（字的）笔划
■a short printed or written diagonal line typically separating characters or figures
（分隔字符、数字的）斜线
a movement, especially one of a series, in which something moves out of its position and back into it; a beat
来回运动；扑打
the ray swam with effortless strokes of its huge wings.
鳐鱼轻松地扇动着巨大的胸鳍游动。
■the whole motion of a piston in either direction
（活塞）往复运动，冲程
■the rhythm to which a series of repeated movements is performed
（一系列重复运动的）节奏，律动
the rowers sing to keep their stroke.
划桨手唱着歌以保持节奏。
■a movement of the arms and legs forming one of a series in swimming
游泳中手臂和腿配合系列中的一个动作
■style of moving the arms and legs in swimming
泳式，游泳姿势
front crawl is a popular stroke.
自由泳是一种流行的游泳姿势。
■(in rowing) the mode or action of moving the oar
（划船用语）划桨；划法，划桨法
■(亦作 stroke oar)the oar or oarsman nearest the stern of a boat, setting the timing for the other rowers
尾桨；尾桨手，领桨
a sudden disabling attack or loss of consciousness caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain, especially through thrombosis
中风；卒中

verb
[with obj.]

move one's hand with gentle pressure over (a surface, especially hair, fur, or skin), typically repeatedly; caress
轻抚，摩，捋
he put his hand on her hair and stroked it.
他把手放在她头发上轻轻地抚摩。
■[with obj. and adverbial of place]apply (something) to a surface using a gentle movement
在…上轻轻涂抹
she strokes blue eyeshadow on her eyelids.
她在眼睑上轻轻地涂抹蓝色眼影。
■(N. Amer. informal)reassure or flatter (someone), especially in order to gain their cooperation
(北美，非正式)讨好，奉承
production executives were expert at stroking stars and brokering talent.
制片经理最擅长讨好明星，推销天才。
act as the stroke of (a boat or crew)
当…的尾桨手，当…的领桨
he stroked the coxed four to victory.
他为四人有舵手艇作领桨，获得了胜利。
hit or kick (a ball) smoothly and deliberately
击，抽（球）
Markwick stroked the ball home.
马克威克击球到位。
■score (a run or point) in such a manner
击球得分
the senior stroked a two-run single.
四年级生击出一个两分的一垒打而得分。

常用词组
at a (或 one) stroke

by a single action having immediate effect
一下子，一举
attitudes cannot be changed at one stroke.
态度不可能一下子改变。

not (或 never) do a stroke of work

do no work at all
什么也不干，根本不工作

on the stroke of

precisely at the specified time
准时地，准点地
he arrived on the stroke of two.
他两点准时到达。

put someone off their stroke

disconcert someone so that they do not work or perform as well as they might; break the pattern or rhythm of someone's work
打乱…的工作进度；打扰

stroke of business

a profitable transaction
有利可图的交易，赚钱的交易

stroke of genius

an outstandingly brilliant and original idea
非凡的创见

stroke of luck (或 good luck)

a fortunate occurrence that could not have been predicted or expected
突交好运，突然走运

派生
strokeable
adjective
stroker
noun
语源

Old English strācian 'caress lightly', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch streek 'a stroke', German streichen 'to stroke', also to strike. The earliest noun sense 'blow' is first recorded in Middle English

热门查询

考试词汇表