strike up
phrasal verbstrike up (with something) | strike up something
- (of a band, an orchestra, etc.
) to begin to play a piece of music乐队等 开始演奏 - The orchestra struck up and the curtain rose.
管弦乐队奏起音乐,幕启。 - The band struck up a waltz.
乐队奏起一支华尔兹舞曲。
- The orchestra struck up and the curtain rose.
strike up something (with somebody)
- to begin a friendship, a relationship, a conversation, etc.
(和某人)建立友谊,开始来往,交谈起来 - He would often strike up conversations with complete strangers.
他爱和完全不相识的人攀谈。
- He would often strike up conversations with complete strangers.