stroke

noun

/strəʊk/

Idioms

hitting movement击打动作

[countable] an act of hitting a ball, for example with a bat or racket击球（动作）

What a beautiful stroke!击球动作多漂亮呀！
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。
He played some powerful backhand strokes throughout the game.比赛中他打出了几次有力的反手球。

Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsb2

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

fast
quick
slow
…

verb + stroke

play

preposition

by a stroke, two strokes, etc.

phrases

a stroke, two strokes, etc. ahead
a stroke, two strokes, etc. behind

[countable] a single movement of the arm when hitting somebody/something（打、击等的）一下，一击

His punishment was six strokes of the cane.给他的惩罚是挨六教鞭。

action行动

[countable] stroke (of something) a single successful action or event（成功的）举动；（高明的）举措；（巧妙的）办法；（成功的）事情

Your idea was a stroke of genius.你的主意很高明。
It was a stroke of luck that I found you here.我在这儿看见你纯属巧遇。
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。
She never does a stroke (of work) (= never does any work).她一向什么活儿都不干。
I had a sudden stroke of inspiration.我忽然来了灵感。

illness疾病

[countable, uncountable] a sudden serious illness when a blood vessel (= tube) in the brain bursts (= breaks open) or is blocked, which can cause death or the loss of the ability to move or to speak clearly脑卒中；中风

to have/suffer a stroke患中风
The stroke left him partly paralysed.他因中风身体局部瘫痪了。
Smoking increases the risk of stroke.吸烟会增加中风的风险。

She had a massive stroke and lost her speech.她重度中风后就不能讲话了。
This regimen substantially reduces the risks of recurrent stroke.这种养生法能极大降低中风复发的危险。

Topics Illnessc1

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

acute
crippling
debilitating
…

verb + stroke

have
suffer

stroke + verb

leave somebody…

stroke + noun

patient
survivor
victim
…

in swimming/rowing游泳；划船

[countable] any of a series of repeated movements in swimming or rowing划水动作；划桨动作

She took a few more strokes to reach the bank.她又划几下，游到了岸边。
He swam with long powerful strokes.他用有力的长划游泳。

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You can't swim more than four strokes before you reach the other side.划不了 4 下你就能游到对岸。
The Romanian rowers pulled ahead with fast, powerful strokes.罗马尼亚划浆手以快速有力的划水占据了领先位置。

Topics Transport by waterc1

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

swim
swimming
long
…

verb + stroke

do
swim

[countable] (often in compounds常构成复合词) a style of swimming游泳姿势

Butterfly is the only stroke I can't do.只有蝶泳我不会。

see also backstroke, breaststrokeTopics Sports: water sportsc1

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

swim
swimming
long
…

verb + stroke

do
swim

[countable] the person who sets the speed at which everyone in a boat rows（指挥船上其他桨手的）尾桨手Topics Sports: water sportsc2

gentle touch抚摩

[countable, usually singular] (especially British English) an act of moving your hand gently over a surface, usually several times轻抚；抚摩

He gave the cat a stroke.他抚摩了一下猫。

of pen/brush笔；刷子

[countable] a mark made by moving a pen, brush, etc. once across a surface一笔；一画；笔画

to paint with fine brush strokes一小刷一小刷地刷漆
At the stroke of a pen (= by signing something) 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。

She caught his likeness with a few bold brush strokes.她几笔粗线条就大体勾勒出了他的模样。
(figurative) I will outline in broad strokes our main ideas.我将粗略概述一下我们的主要观点。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

long
short
broad
…

phrases

with a stroke of the pen

of clock钟

[countable] each of the sounds made by a clock or bell giving the hours钟声；鸣；敲

At the first stroke it will be 9 o'clock exactly.等到钟敲第一下时就是 9 点整。
on the stroke of three (= at 3 o’clock exactly)三点整

词源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.

Idioms

at a (single) stroke | at one stroke

with a single immediate action一下子；一举
- They threatened to cancel the whole project at a stroke.他们威胁要一下子砍掉整个项目。
- They lost half their fortune at a stroke.他们一下子就失去了一半财产。

put somebody off their stroke

(British English) to make somebody make a mistake or hesitate in what they are doing扰乱某人；使某人乱了方寸
- My speech was going well until I was put off my stroke by an interruption.我的演讲进行得很顺利，直到被打断而推迟了。

stroke

verb

/strəʊk/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they stroke	/strəʊk/ /strəʊk/
he / she / it strokes	/strəʊks/ /strəʊks/
past simple stroked	/strəʊkt/ /strəʊkt/
past participle stroked	/strəʊkt/ /strəʊkt/
-ing form stroking	/ˈstrəʊkɪŋ/ /ˈstrəʊkɪŋ/

touch gently轻抚

stroke something (especially British English) to move your hand gently and slowly over an animal’s fur or hair轻抚，抚摩（动物的毛皮）

He's a beautiful dog. Can I stroke him?这只狗真漂亮，我可以摸一摸吗？
She stroked the cat absently.她心不在焉地轻抚着猫。

move something gently轻挪

stroke something + adv./prep. to move something somewhere with a gentle movement轻挪；轻触；轻拭

She stroked away his tears.她轻轻拭去他的眼泪。
He stroked the ball between the posts.他轻轻一触，把球踢进门柱之间。

be nice to somebody待某人好

stroke somebody (especially North American English, informal) to be very nice to somebody, especially to get them to do what you want待（某人）非常好；（尤指）顺着（某人）以便为自己办事