stroke

英[strəʊk]
美[stroʊk]

基本释义

  • n.中风; (铅笔等的)笔画; 划水动作; 游法; 钟声; 击球; 一件(幸运的)事; (灵感)突发
  • v.抚摩; 轻拭

词性变化

实用例句

What a beautiful stroke!

击球动作多漂亮呀!

牛津词典

He won by two strokes (= in golf , by taking two fewer strokes than his opponent) .

他以少于对手两杆的成绩获胜。

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His punishment was six strokes of the cane.

给他的惩罚是挨六教鞭。

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She took a few more strokes to reach the bank.

她又划几下,游到了岸边。

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Butterfly is the only stroke I can't do.

只有蝶泳我不会。

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He gave the cat a stroke.

他抚摩了一下猫。

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to paint with fine brush strokes

一小刷一小刷地刷漆

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At the stroke of a pen (= by signing sth) they removed thousands of people from the welfare system.

他们大笔一挥,就把成千上万的人排除在福利制度之外。

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Your idea was a stroke of genius .

你的主意很高明。

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It was a stroke of luck that I found you here.

我在这儿看见你纯属巧遇。

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It was a bold stroke to reveal the identity of the murderer on the first page.

在头版上披露谋杀犯的身份,这是一个大胆的举措。

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She never does a stroke (of work) (= never does any work) .

她一向什么活儿都不干。

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At the first stroke it will be 9 o'clock exactly.

等到钟敲第一下时就是9点整。

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on the stroke of three (= at 3 o'clock exactly)

三点整

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to have/suffer a stroke

患中风

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The stroke left him partly paralysed.

他因中风身体局部瘫痪了。

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Carla, curled up on the sofa, was smoking a cigarette and stroking her cat...

卡拉正蜷缩在沙发上,一边吸着烟,一边轻抚着她的猫咪。

She walked forward and embraced him and stroked his tousled white hair.

她走上前拥抱他并轻抚他凌乱的白发。

He had a minor stroke in 1987, which left him partly paralysed.

他 1987 年曾患轻度中风,之后就半身不遂了。

Fill in gaps by using short, upward strokes of the pencil.

用铅笔向上短短地勾画几道来填充空白。

I turned and swam a few strokes further out to sea...

我转身向海里又游了几下。

The boatmen accompany the stroke of their oars with the sound of their voices.

船夫们一边划桨一边喊号子。

She spent hours practising the breast stroke.

她花了数小时练习蛙泳。

On the stroke of 12, fireworks suddenly exploded into the night.

12 点的钟声刚敲响,焰火便在夜空中绽放。

Compton was sending the ball here, there, and everywhere with each stroke.

康普顿一会将球打到这里,一会打到那里,每一拍的落点都不同。

It didn't rain, which turned out to be a stroke of luck.

天没下雨,结果成了件幸事。

At the time, his appointment seemed a stroke of genius.

当时,对他的任命犹如神来之笔。

The disease wiped out 40 million rabbits at a stroke...

该疾病一下子就使 4,000 万只兔子丧命。

How can Britain reduce its prison population in one stroke?

英国如何能一下子减少其监狱服刑人数?

I never did a stroke of work at college.

我在上大学时懒得要命。

真题例句

The authors documented an annual drop of as many as 120,000 cases of heart disease, 66,000 instances of stroke and 99,000 heart attacks caused by high blood pressure after a 3-g-per-day reduction in salt.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Anyone who has patted a dog, stroked a cat, sat under a tree with a pint of beer, given or received a bunch of flowers or chosen to walk through the park on a nice day, understands that.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

You would not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands when you were introduced, but you might be a little startled if they bowed, started to stroke you or kissed you on both cheeks.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

According to the World Health Organization, 80 percent of deaths from heart disease and stroke are caused by high blood pressure, tobacco use, elevated cholesterol and low consumption of fruits and vegetables.

2018年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

There're many people who recover from cancer, stroke or heart disease.

2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

In 2000, the top five causes of death for centenarians were heart disease, stroke, flu, cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

Declaring that one country is better than another in the way that it treats more than half its citizens means relying on broad strokes and generalities.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand;

    "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"

    "a good shot require good balance and tempo"

    "he left me an almost impossible shot"

  • 2. the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

  • 3. a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

  • 4. a light touch

  • 5. a light touch with the hands

  • 6. the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew

  • 7. a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

  • 8. a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing)

  • 9. any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

  • 10. a single complete movement

Verb
  • 1. touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions;

    "He stroked his long beard"

  • 2. strike a ball with a smooth blow

  • 3. row at a particular rate

  • 4. treat gingerly or carefully;

    "You have to stroke the boss"