1with object Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

他举起手好像要打我。

一名男子头部遭到棍击。

尤恩挥拳狠狠地向她打去。

1. 1.1 Inflict (a blow)
   给予（一击）
   with two objects he struck her two blows on the leg

   他在她腿上打了两下。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He admitted striking the first blow, but denied hitting him again.
   • Experts calculated up to a dozen blows were struck.
   • Charles, who has admitted striking the first blow, claimed it was a robbery that went wrong.
   • Neither of us won the fight, as it was parted before the final blow was struck, but I definitely was having the upper hand.
   • With that stone the brute had tried to strike the death blow.
   • It was not clear who struck the fatal blow on Halloween night in October 2002.
   • Maybe you miss once or twice, then you strike the death blow.
   • They struck painful blows and it could have ended up being far more serious than it was.
   • When St George finally struck the fatal blow, the dragon's blood gushed out onto the hilltop and the grass has refused to grow there ever since.
   • Any criticism of how the trial judge handled the issue of who struck the fatal blow was totally misplaced.
   • He came increasingly into the fight and struck a fierce blow in round 10, flooring McGuigan, who had nothing left.
   • The police officer claimed he used the baton in self-defence, although he admitted that he had struck the first blow.
   • The court heard that the axe disappeared but blood stains were found in the caravan and a mark in the roof appeared to show the axe had been raised before the blow was struck.
   • Not a blow is struck, but this is unmitigated domestic violence.
   • Giving evidence for the defence, he told the jury that he had used the cosh and struck the bone-breaking blow.
   • Mr Haven, of Indianapolis, said the Titanic struck a glancing blow to the iceberg as it attempted to turn away.
   • He struck another blow to Darcy's groin and the referee promptly stopped the fight and nominated Darcy as the winner.
   • She told the prosecutor she thought about 20 blows were struck.
   • Tonight, apparently, she has struck the death blow!

   Synonyms

   hit, slap, smack, beat, thrash, spank, thump, thwack, punch, cuff, crack, swat, knock, rap

   pummel, pound, batter, pelt, welt, assault, box someone's ears

   cane, lash, whip, club, cudgel

   Australian/New Zealand informal quilt

   informal clout, wallop, belt, whack, bash, clobber, bop, biff, sock, deck, slug, plug, knock about/around, knock into the middle of next week, lay into, do over, rough up

   literary smite
2. 1.2 Accidentally hit (a part of one's body) against something.
   碰，撞击
   she fell, striking her head against the side of the boat

   她摔倒时头撞在船舷上。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Tragically, he started driving anyway, and she fell off, striking her head on the pavement.
   • The 21-year-old testified that he pushed her so hard that she fell and struck her head against a wall at her apartment.
   • He fell forward, striking his face on the pavement and blacking out some time between 2pm and 3pm last Monday.
   • A Texas pathologist who received the original findings later suggested the woman died accidentally when she fell down the stair backwards and struck her head.
   • A pathologist believed the injury was caused by Mr Dobbs falling backwards and striking his head on the floor.
   • He fell backwards and struck his head on the pavement.
   • She watched in horror as her friend fell from the mountain ridge and struck her head on rocks.
   • Witnesses told police they believed she was trying to slow the horse from an uncontrolled gallop when she fell, striking her head.
3. 1.3 Come into forcible contact or collision with.
   碰撞，撞
   he was struck by a car in Whitepark Road

   他在怀特帕克公路上被汽车撞了。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Swerving to avoid an oncoming car, his vehicle struck the kerb, crashed backwards through the stone balustrade and plunged into the river.
   • When he saw the accident, he pulled to the side but the truck veered across and struck the front of the van.
   • Then a blue van struck the front of the lorry as it was in the ditch, pushing two ladders, which were on board, into the driver's side of the lorry cab.
   • You can get struck by lightning just walking out of your house.
   • The rock struck the center of the tree trunk with a resounding ping.
   • Occasionally, one of those leftover chunks of protoplanetary matter strikes Earth's surface.
   • Her car struck a wall in the early hours of Friday morning.
   • Tammy died on impact when her car struck the tree.
   • It could get struck by lightning or smashed up in your car.
   • This occurs when a large body weighing in excess of 100 tons strikes Earth's surface at sufficiently high velocity.
   • But his shot struck the underside of the bar and rebounded out to safety.
   • Having collided with the crash barrier, the car struck a pedestrian bridge, before rolling into a ditch where it caught fire and exploded.
   • The jet sped off the end of the runway, crossed a busy highway, and struck several cars before crashing into a warehouse.
   • Having my place struck by lightning was a shock, but quite frankly - it's replaceable, but my family's not.
   • Motorists, who were left stranded after their cars struck a monster pothole, are demanding to know why the council did not issue warnings.
   • Fortunately for all, the missile fell perfectly into the foam cut-outs and didn't strike any hard surfaces on its way down.
   • He was then ‘propelled’ along the road before striking a traffic light post in the incident.
   • A journey back from the shop for two young Sligo town boys ended in one of them getting struck by a car while the other watched on helplessly.
   • He ran into a bear in Ontario and was nearly struck by lightning the same day.
   • The left front corner of the dump truck struck the right side of the tractor trailer.

   Synonyms

   crash into, collide with, be in collision with, hit, run into, knock into, bang into, bump into, smash into, slam into, crack into/against, dash against

   North American impact
4. 1.4 (of a beam or ray of light or heat) fall on (an object or surface)
   （光束，光线，热）照到；落在…上
   the light struck her ring, reflecting off the diamond

   光线照在她的戒指上，使钻石熠熠闪耀。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • These precious stones hung from the ends of each branch and as the sunlight struck their surface it dispersed onto the water below.
   • They're differences in the amount of light striking a surface, just as they are differences in the light reflected from the surface to the eye.
   • We have sought for such things and we believe that we have found them in the shaft of light striking the shimmering surface of solid rock.
   • When weather conditions have been ideal, the red shades we so often covet are created if intense sunlight strikes the leaf's surface during autumn.
   • Mirrors, spherical or otherwise, operate on the principle that the angle of reflection of a ray of light equals the angle at which it strikes the mirror's surface.
   • It suddenly sent out a blue beam of light which struck the missile, a guard and a dog all at the same time.
   • A single beam of light struck the pendant he wore and it shimmered in his eyes.
   • Then a beam of stray sunlight struck the mist, and she understood.
   • Their jeep was travelling at around 100 km/hr outside Kinnegad on the Mullingar road when the beam struck the vehicle.
   • A beam of light shot out and struck the blonde in the forehead.
   • He was about to shoot Tim when a beam of blue light struck him in the chest.
   • If the light striking a blue surface is predominantly blue, the blue object will appear almost white in a black and white photograph.
   • In most parts of the world sufficient sunlight strikes the surfaces of buildings on an annual basis to power an efficient household and an efficient electric car.
   • When light strikes a flat surface it is polarized to some extent, depending on the angle at which it strikes the surface.
   • When a beam strikes the card, the material produces fluorescence in the visible spectrum.
   • He stopped pacing when a beam of dusty sunlight struck his face.
   • Beams of light struck the path from gaps in the canopy of leaves above, leaving the squires and witch with a wondrous view of the forest.
   • The beams struck the creature as Kate shielded her eyes.
   • The beam struck the epicenter of the dust cloud, and then there was a massive explosion.
   • Nevertheless, a beam of light struck down through grey skies, and a great voice behind it rumbled: Mark my words!
5. 1.5 (in sporting contexts) hit or kick (a ball)
   （体育用语）击中（球），踢入（球）
   he struck the ball into the back of the net

   他射出的球直入网底。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • I'm playing great, probably striking the ball as well as I have ever done in my career.
   • Stephenson had to kick the touchline conversion to claim the spoils and while he lost his footing as he struck the ball, his kick still went clean through the middle to end a superb cup tie of the highest order.
   • My fitness levels have never been so good and I'm confident in the way I'm striking the ball.
   • In my opinion, golf etiquette starts long before the first ball is struck off the tee.
   • If he's striking the ball well, then clearly he's going to be more confident and of course, we all know how important confidence is.
   • The bruising went right through to my marrow bone and every time I struck the ball I felt pain.
   • He struck the ball perfectly but it was the authority with which he stepped up to take the kick that was so remarkable.
   • Once again Leah Byrne struck the ball, over the bar this time and five minutes later Fiona Dunne scored the equaliser.
   • That sounded like he was a beaten man before any ball was struck.
   • He hadn't struck a golf ball for at least three years.
   • I like the way the last ball was struck for four too!
   • I have been striking the ball well and I just have to put it all together and it will be interesting to see
   • In the space of 15 minutes they struck the ball wide on four occasions and this cost them the game.
   • Both teams showed a lot of respect for each other and but for some late challenges on players as they struck the ball the game was played in a sporting manner.
   • To tell the truth, I have never struck a golf ball so well.
   • An accurately struck golf ball spins around a horizontal axis that lies across the line of flight.
   • It is this sort of preparation and attention to detail that gives Tiger an edge even before a ball is struck.
   • First up is how to correctly strike a golf ball with an iron.
   • You need to be striking the ball very well to control the distances.
   • She cut loose and struck a ferocious ball that powered into the back of the net and sent her side into a three point lead.

   Synonyms

   hit, drive, propel, force

   informal clout, wallop, slam, swipe, welly

   British informal welly
6. 1.6 Produce (a musical note) by pressing or hitting a key.
   弹奏，奏出
   Example sentencesExamples

   • He would pull his finger off the string repeatedly after he had struck the note.
   • But wait, the orchestra has not struck the first note; the stage curtain has not gone up.
   • In an attempt to win you over, the band stand up and make their ambition clear from the second the first note is struck.

2with object (of a disaster, disease, or other unwelcome phenomenon) occur suddenly and have harmful or damaging effects on.

岛上突发地震。

尼克在车祸中丧生，悲剧降临了。

遭暴风雨袭击的地区。

1. 2.1no object Carry out an aggressive or violent action, typically without warning.
   攻击，进攻，突袭
   it was eight months before the murderer struck again

   凶手再次作案是在八个月以后。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Violent carjackers have struck twice in the Bradford area this week and police believe a new gang may be operating there.
   • The murderers always strike at night; they kill the person, and then torch the place.
   • They prepare to strike without warning as they go undercover to retrieve two missing silver bands.
   • Until the murderer is apprehended, they are free to strike again.
   • And in August, 2000, two robbers carrying a sledgehammer, a baseball bat and a knife struck while a customer was inside.
   • You can strike without warning and easily escape before any authority can catch you.
   • Police have issued a warning after the bogus trio struck twice in Colchester yesterday.
   • Her eyes widen in panic, and she strikes without warning, shoving him squarely against each shoulder and sending him sprawling backwards onto the rocks.
   • Now this all came just as the London Police Chief was warning that these four could easily strike again.
   • It is self-evident that if they had been hanged these murderers could not have struck again and 70 innocent people would be alive today.
   • They will strike without warning; their soldiers will not be visible; and their primary targets will include civilians.
   • Police are warning residents not to confront a gang of brazen and aggressive thieves who have struck more than 50 times in Wiltshire, stealing power tools from vans.
   • Terrorists are dependent upon their ability to strike without warning.
   • We defeated an enemy that was virtually global, and had struck without warning, and was really quite diabolical.
   • Everyone believed the murderer would strike again.
   • Police have issued this e-fit of a violent burglar who has struck at least four times.
   • We are now facing terrorists who strike secretly, without warning, killing massive numbers of people.
   • Unknown aggressors strike at unknown times and places, often for unstated reasons, for apparently zero positive outcomes.
   • Wouldn't it be better instead to simply strike without warning?
   • Police believe he would have taken his assault further had he not been interrupted, and say this violent and dangerous man could strike again.

   Synonyms

   attack, make an attack/assault, set upon someone, fall on someone, assault someone
2. 2.2usually be struck down Kill or seriously incapacitate (someone)
   杀死；使严重致残
   he was struck down by a mystery virus

   他因感染神秘病毒而身亡。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Mr Rawlinson said Lee had been struck down with serious illness and his shop had previously flooded.
   • Five pupils from a primary school have been struck down with the serious viral infection Hepatitis A.
   • Only four years into her reign she had been struck down by the dreaded smallpox, which had already killed so many that year.
   • Owen, a healthy 17-stone fitness fanatic before being struck down by the disease, spent most of last year in hospital.
   • Phillip opened his mouth to answer, but what came next was a yelp as the officer that had killed Kolev was struck down by an arrow in his neck.
   • It's a good point that if he had not been struck down by serious ill health, he may well have continued their rise to the very top of the league.
   • In March 2000 the future looked very bleak when she was suddenly taken seriously ill, struck down by a virus which attacked the muscles in her heart.
   • Two children and a teacher at Grove Street Primary School have been struck down by the disease although all three are making a full recovery.
   • Abbot Tathal, who had become like the father she had lost, had been struck down by the same man who had killed her family.
3. 2.3strike something into Cause or create a particular strong emotion in (someone)
   引起（强烈感情）
   drugs—a subject guaranteed to strike fear into parents' hearts

   毒品，一个肯定会在父母心中产生恐惧的话题。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He is promising ‘changes’ the likes of which are likely striking fears into the hearts of the present team.
   • Even the situation with Morgan LeFay had not struck such terror into the creature.
   • But it was the highest level since Tokyo began keeping track in 1953, and struck a deep chill into the hearts of many Japanese.
   • We received a press release this morning which struck such fear into our hearts we decided that we had to let you, the innocent public, know of its existence as quickly as possible, in order to avoid mass panic.
   • That name struck a chill into his bones, though he had been there countless times in the past.
   • She strikes a certain fear into my heart, as if she knows something we don't.
   • When placed together, the words ‘world premiere‘and ‘opera‘can strike a chill into a music lover.
   • He was a pirate who struck a deep loathing into the heart of every enemy.
   • And, of course, there was our defensive line, the one that struck such terror into opponents that it became known as ‘the Fearsome Foursome’.
   • To this day nobody has any idea who he was but he struck a certain terror into the city and an interest.
   • They don't, however, strike much fear into young Cubans, who erupted into laughter as soon as I mentioned them.
   • Digging up an old Mafia stereotype always struck the fear into them, thought the Don.
   • It is the memory of this horrendous episode that has struck such fear into the inhabitants of Freetown today.
   • I'm always annoyed that his gold medal haul strikes such awe into people.
   • Well, I think this probably struck a little fear into the heart of the regime.
4. 2.4with object and complement Cause (someone) to be in a specified state.
   使陷入，使处于特定状态
   he was struck dumb

   他陷入张口结舌的境地。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • She was struck dumb and he walked past her carefully to call her sister.
   • The guy stands up slowly and for the second time that day, I am struck dumb by the sight of an Adonis.
   • Jack Vettriano is not an artist whose work does anything for me, but I don't dislike it so much that it strikes me dumb.
   • He was struck dumb by the horror before his eyes.
   • Enter the Jaya Marthanda gates and you are struck dumb by the perfect proportions and sweep of the palace, though you may be visiting it for the 20th time.
   • Say those three words in front of me and I would be struck dumb.
   • And when I finally did figure out what he had said, I was struck dumb with shock, and I felt my face slowly infuse with heat.
   • The communities were safe again, but he was struck dumb with realization.
   • But there are times when I am struck dumb, either because I am extremely uncomfortable or because, unusually, I have nothing to say.
   • This time, however, she was struck dumb and didn't do anything.
   • I am struck dumb by ali nazik kebabi, a most delicious puréed eggplant.
   • I raised my eyes, and instead of greeting the crowd with some random remark, I was struck dumb.
   • Yet we're struck dumb or rely on trite explanations when pushed to elaborate.
   • My mother was struck dumb as I had been and said nothing as the women glared at her.
   • Among the lots was a bosun's whistle given to the widow of a passenger to enable her to communicate after she was struck dumb from grief at losing her husband.
   • The Prime Minister was struck dumb and probably deaf.
   • She finds it easy to talk to the strangers she meets in her restless wanderings, knowing nothing about them and caring less, but she is struck dumb in the face of her mute daughter.
   • Before I am struck dumb by incredulity, you might like to know that this test was carried out in the name of research into the theory that women sniff out ideal mates.
   • Occasionally one of my patients is ensnared by one of these superior medical systems and I am struck dumb by the interventions done in the name of quality of care.
   • For a while everyone was struck dumb with amazement.

3with object (of a thought or idea) come into the mind of (someone) suddenly or unexpectedly.

梅利莎突然有了一个令她不安的想法。

1. 3.1 Cause (someone) to have a particular impression.
   给…以特别的印象
   with clause it struck him that Marjorie was unusually silent

   他感到玛乔丽异常的沉默。

   the idea struck her as odd

   那个想法让她感到很奇怪。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Mr. Gibbs also struck me as a cautious and careful man and an impressive witness.
   • She said the thing that struck her most about the gunman was ‘that he appeared extremely calm despite his actions’.
   • Roger Federer is the most breathtaking player to watch - especially live, when you are struck by the impression that he must have six arms.
   • I would probably never look at it again with the same astonished wonder which struck me so totally when I was young and impressionable.
   • I was so struck by her appearance that I ran around the block, so that I could walk past her again and get another look.
   • This time, those in South London struck me as particularly impressive.
   • It is precisely this contrast which forcibly struck Bernard Shaw in his introduction to Great Expectations in 1937.
   • The irony is that visitors are often struck by how fully integrated Cuban society appears to be.
   • They all seemed genuinely happy for each other and this great spirit of camaraderie was what struck this correspondent forcibly.
   • On that day they looked anything but impressive and what struck me about their performance that day was how quickly they crumbled once Donegal took the initiative.
   • Pamela struck me as an extremely impressive woman, who was carrying with her a legacy of abuse and failings in the care system.
   • Immediately you're struck with a fantastic first impression.
   • One of them left no impression on me at all and the other struck me as quite amateurish.
   • As he plied me with mint tea and Belgian chocolates it struck me that, despite appearances, he was a lonely and frightened man.
   • Nicole was too struck by his appearance to notice that Laura was trying to hide herself from the world.
   • Apart from all the good things that those present got to hear about Ayurveda, what struck them was the location.
   • When I picked up Frank from Madras airport, the first thing that struck me was his youthful appearance.
   • So it struck me as odd when he did not appear yesterday evening as I prepared the chicken for tea.
   • No doubt my surprise appearance struck him as a bit odd.
   • Orwell's scrupulous observations and distinctions strike me as impressive and useful in the context of the war being waged against us now.

   Synonyms

   seem to, appear to, look to

   give someone the impression of being

   impress, affect, have an impact on
2. 3.2be struck by/with Find particularly interesting, noticeable, or impressive.
   使喜爱，使受吸引
   Lucy was struck by the ethereal beauty of the scene

   露西被梦幻般的美景吸引住了。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Reading it, I was struck by how few significant novels have emerged about the Famine.
   • I was struck by how much green there was, and how beautiful the urban environment can be on a miniature scale.
   • Mike was struck by how much the hotel resembled old taverns that he'd read about.
   • Watching, we were struck by how positively Canadian his ideas seemed.
   • While stretching my arms this morning, I was struck by how far away the tips of my fingers actually are.
   • I was struck by how realistic those final moments they have together actually are.
   • After a few days of scouting venues and contemplating a Registry Office wedding, we were struck by how much we weren't looking forward to the event.
   • They're all local lads and I was struck by just how down to earth they were.
   • When he finished I think everybody was struck by how well he had spoken.
   • I met Brian just six months after he came out of captivity, and I was struck by how unsettled he seemed.
   • When he first came to Britain he was struck by how much seemed familiar, at least on the surface.
   • But I was struck by how hesitant he sounded when discussing reform of the police service.
   • I was struck by a number of interesting points about this spiked-debate so far.
   • The guides who aided and fleeced the pioneers who moved West were struck by how clueless many of them were about the wilderness they were entering.
   • I rarely go to Monks Cross shopping centre, but when my wife and I did on Sunday afternoon we were struck by three things.
   • Immediately we were struck by how many gay men were in the audience.
   • Anyway, as we arrived at the house I was struck by how small it looked from the outside.
   • But as I glanced through it I was struck by something strange that took a while for me to put my finger on.
   • Having gone to Alaska, we were struck by how big everything was.
   • Watching so many tribute programmes over the last few months, I was struck by how dated they seemed.
3. 3.3be struck oninformal Be deeply fond of or infatuated with.
   〈非正式〉使特别喜欢，使迷恋
   she was rather struck on Angus, wasn't she?

   她迷上了安格斯，是不是？

4no object (of a clock) indicate the time by sounding a chime or stroke.

教堂钟敲响了12点。

1. 4.1 (of time) be indicated by a clock sounding a chime or stroke.
   （时钟）敲，鸣，响
   eight o'clock struck

   八点敲过了。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Waking unhappily and hearing eleven o'clock strike, he wondered at Ellie's voice at his father's bedroom door.

5with object Ignite (a match) by rubbing it briskly against an abrasive surface.

1. 5.1 Produce (fire or a spark) as a result of friction.
   （摩擦）打（火，火花）
   his iron stick struck sparks from the pavement

   他的铁手杖在人行道上碰擦出火花。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Her blade clanged against Amanda's hard, striking a haze of sparks that lit the air between them.
   • The bar in my hands spun wildly and the impact struck sparks from the iron.
   • She determined which end was the handle by touch, and by using Flora's flint she managed to strike a spark and light the torch.
   • The saw strikes sparks from the wire, his arms soon grow tired and he begins to sweat, but slowly the teethy edge bites through the tightly-wound steel.
   • Suddenly, a sentry shouted, but Anders and another man were already striking fire.
   • I found my husband's flint and steel and struck a spark.
   • Millstones, if they were not adjusted properly, could strike sparks from each other.
   • His back thudded into a wall and he dropped quickly to the floor, the blade striking noiseless sparks against the wall where his head had just been seconds ago.
2. 5.2 Bring (an electric arc) into being.
   触发（电弧）
   heat is generated by an electric arc struck between two graphitic electrodes

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The mercury excites the phosphor coating on interior of the tube when the arc is struck.

6no object (of employees) refuse to work as a form of organized protest, typically in an attempt to obtain a particular concession or concessions from their employer.

工人们会因失业的威胁而罢工。

1. 6.1North American with object Undertake strike action against (an employer)
   〈北美〉罢工（反对雇主）
   photoengravers voted to strike the New York Times

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Some 800 nurses struck Queen's Medical Center three weeks ago.
   • Following a workers' committee decision, the staff struck the bank's business division.

7with object Cancel, remove, or cross out with or as if with a pen.

把他的名字从名单上勾掉。

上诉法院删掉了惩罚性损失赔偿的请求。

用钢笔把字句划掉。

1. 7.1strike someone offBritish Officially remove someone from membership of a professional group.
   把…从（专业团体中）除名
   he was struck off by the Law Society and will never practise as a solicitor again

   他被律师公会除名，从此再也不能从事律师业了。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • If hospital doctors caused damage on this scale they would be struck off.
   • The consultant was struck off by the professional conduct committee in November 2000, over a 1996 operation in which he was accused of abandoning a patient who later bled to death.
   • A few months ago the Solicitor's Disciplinary Tribunal suspended Clare indefinitely from legal work but stopped short of striking her off completely.
   • She said the most perplexing aspect was how Noble could be struck off in Canada but able to go on practising in the United Kingdom.
   • They are also asking the MPs for support for legislation to stop doctors working in hospitals after they have been struck off.
   • One man, who did not wish to be named, said it was high time Dr Watkins was struck off.
   • A nurse from Doncaster has been struck off after an elderly patient in her care died when three times the prescribed amount of blood was pumped into her.
   • A Selby solicitor who refused to pay a former client £400 compensation was in shock today after being struck off.
   • With just two weeks to go until the appeal deadline, the GP has still not decided whether to challenge a decision by the General Medical Council to strike him off for professional misconduct.
   • He took on Mr Yates' clients after Mr Yates was struck off for misusing clients' money.
   • The world-renowned paediatrician was yesterday dramatically struck off the medical register.
   • Yesterday, the UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting professional conduct committee struck her off, after ruling that her behaviour amounted to misconduct.
   • It's five years now since he was struck off but we're still trying to clean the mess up.
   • The nasty midwife has been struck off for reducing a young mother to tears just hours after she gave birth.
   • The appointment, 12 months after he was struck off over 34 acts of serious professional misconduct, is the subject of a separate investigation.
   • I hope the doctor is struck off the medical register at the very least.
   • The Law Society of England and Wales confirmed last night that in 1990, he was struck off for 18 months by a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
   • A couple who ran a nursing home in North Yorkshire have been struck off the professional register for failing to provide adequate care for a vulnerable patient.
   • The doctor was struck off by the Medical Council in July for needlessly removing the wombs of 10 women.
   • If a dentist forced medicine on a patient in a surgery they would be struck off.
2. 7.2strike something downNorth American Abolish a law or regulation.
   〈北美〉废除，废止（法律，规定）
   the law was struck down by the Supreme Court

   该法律被最高法院废止。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The Labor premiers responded by expressing concern, not that the Constitution was being undermined, but that the laws might be struck down in the High Court.
   • Equal employment opportunity rules will likely come up again before the Commission, since an appellate court recently struck them down.
   • Two years later, the Supreme Judicial Court struck it down on points that involved self-incrimination and trial by jury.
   • Nevertheless, the Virginia Supreme Court - over the dissent of some of its Justices - struck the statute down.
   • This provision was struck down by a U.S. district court last year.
   • Thus, the statute's failure to include an exception for medical necessity was fatal, and it was struck down as unconstitutional.
   • Given these giant loopholes, the judge struck the law down as serving no rational purpose.
   • In 1995 Australia's Northern Territory legalized physician-assisted suicide; however, this law was struck down by the Australian Supreme Court in 1997.
   • It does not follow, if this legislation is struck down, that the appellant can get away with biting people.
   • The Supreme Court struck this law down as a violation of the teacher's First Amendment right to teach.
   • Under the rational basis test, there is a high degree of presumption in favor of the law's validity and against striking it down.
   • As I predicted, however, the Supreme Court did not strike these laws down on grounds that they were special-interest rent-seeking legislation.
   • If the law passes, some people could be ground between the wheels of the court system before the law could be struck down by the Supreme Court.
   • The Supreme Court struck it down, making it mandatory for all candidates to declare their criminal antecedents.
   • Crucially, these laws were not struck down because they were civil rights laws.
   • What would happen if this bill passed and it was challenged and the Supreme Court struck it down as unconstitutional?
   • In the mid 1990s, the Montana legislature put an informed consent law for abortion on the books, but it was struck down by the Montana Supreme Court.
   • Today, of course, any such regulation would be struck down without a second thought.
   • Justice O'Connor made clear in her concurrence, however, that the actual law's discrimination against homosexuals also provided a separate reason to strike it down.
   • Obviously, if the legislation is struck down or the regulations have to be amended, then that gives further weight to the compensation claim because we will be able to claim that our rights were breached.

8with object Make (a coin or medal) by stamping metal.

1. 8.1 (in cinematography) make (another print) of a film.
   （电影摄影术）复制
   the film was reissued on a new print struck from the old negative

   Example sentencesExamples

   • For the purpose, Turner had a freshly minted print struck from the original negative.
   • The print from which this was struck was in remarkably good shape as there is little in the way of wear and tear.
   • The transfer is anamorphic and struck from a clean print.
   • As it turned out, they had struck a brand new print, intended for use in preparation of a home video / DVD release of the little seen film.
   • The print from which the transfer was struck isn't perfect, but its flaws are minor.
   • We had to contemplate striking a new print and making a new telecine which is expensive.
   • The quality was not great, but the DVD I got was clearly struck from a print or a high res tape, probably four or five generations before it got to me.
   • Then there's the fact that the stocks used for striking prints have improved dramatically and can improve a lot more yet.
   • After many months of red tape, the Library of Congress archivists were kind enough to release the print so a new digi-beta tape could be struck.
   • It will be the theatrical cut for every country - that's based on it costing too much to go back and do an uncut version for other markets, and strike new prints.
   • This DVD has the benefit of being struck from a brand new print of the film, so of course, it's going to look terrific.
   • The new transfer, derived from a print newly struck from restored original materials, is stunning-looking.
   • The print from which the transfer was struck is riddled with pocks and specks.
   • I do not blame film-makers for creating films for the medium it is likely to make the most money, but when you intend to strike Imax prints, please make the effort to use the medium.
   • We cut the negative, struck prints, it was hard but the final result was worth it.
   • The distributors hadn't struck a new print for us.

9with object Reach, achieve, or agree to (something involving agreement, balance, or compromise)

该队同一体育市场推广机构达成了协议。

你得采取折中办法。

1. 9.1 (in financial contexts) reach (a figure) by balancing an account.
   （金融用语）结算；算出
   last year's loss was struck after allowing for depreciation of £67 million

   在把6，700万英镑折旧费计入后，去年的亏损就算出来了。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Failure so to notify the bank should be deemed to constitute a verification by the customer of the balance struck.
2. 9.2Canadian Form (a committee)
   〈加〉组成（委员会）
   the government struck a committee to settle the issue

   政府组成一委员会去解决那问题。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He said he'd strike a committee of independent directors to look into his allegedly grasping behaviour.
   • The city of Toronto is concerned enough about lost tax revenue that it has struck a cross-department committee to study the issue.
   • He suggested that a committee be struck to examine if there might not be a more equitable way to distribute the provincial berths in the future.
   • They will also chair committees struck to deal with particular legislation or concerns.
   • The constitution and by-laws were adopted and a committee was struck to proceed with incorporation and registration.
   • On Sunday, council narrowly rejected the recommendations of a committee struck to investigate the issue of refundable fees.
   • The District of North Vancouver has struck a special committee to look into the allegations.
   • He suggested a committee be struck to continue negotiations.
   • In addition, a small steering committee was struck.
   • If an investigative committee happens to be struck when the facts speak too loudly to be silenced, it's no big deal.
   • This proposal was discussed in a joint Canada-Mexico-USA caucus where a planning committee was struck to start the process to organize such an event.
   • The committee was struck several years ago to deal with issues such as heritage designations and other projects of historical significance.
   • Various special committees are then struck from time to time to assess specific situations.
   • West Vancouver council has struck a select committee to review and make recommendations for streamlining the process of development in the district.
   • The committee also struck a technical review committee.
   • He is part of an ad hoc committee struck by city hall to develop regulations governing raves and all-night dance parties.
   • In 2000, the Senate struck a Special Committee on Illegal Drugs, formed of members of all political parties.

10with object Discover (gold, minerals, or oil) by drilling or mining.

1. 10.1 Come to or reach.
   来到，到达
   several days out of the village, we struck the Gilgit Road

   离村几天后，我们来到了吉尔吉特公路。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • When I struck the beach on the south shore, I was more than 5 kilometers downstream from Linz.
2. 10.2strike on/uponno object Discover or think of, especially unexpectedly or by chance.
   （尤指偶然）发现；想到
   pondering, she struck upon a brilliant idea

   沉思了一下，她突然想到一个绝好的主意。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Taking on the libidinous cool of their idols but slowing things down a good deal, these guys certainly don't seem to mind extended patches of instrumental repetition, just as long as they've struck upon something cool.
   • They struck upon the idea of taking the children on an outing.
   • Football-fan Mr Chappell struck on the idea a couple of weeks ago.
   • Wilkins has inadvertently struck upon a deeper problem than straw men and psychobabble.
   • Melding together ultra-heavy red-meat rawness with gooey primordial growls, the founding members of the band have struck upon a winning combination.
   • A pensioner has struck on a novel way to find female companionship but his attempts to track down Miss Right keep being thwarted at every turn.
   • About five years ago, some bright spark working for Manchester Stagecoach Buses struck upon an idea which would make the company millions in additional fare revenue.
   • It began eight years ago, to be exact, when the company had struck upon the novel idea of ‘direct marketing’.
   • Then I struck on an idea that, from the warmth and safety of my London flat, seemed quite brilliant: I would ride a motorbike.
   • Right from the day we struck upon the idea, we wanted to take the channels beyond the metros to other cities.
   • It seems a few lefty types thought they'd struck upon a fine idea: create a blog, then email a bunch of center/right bloggers to attempt to bring the crowds to their site.
   • Something that works is most often a simple and elegant balance of elements struck upon by design or chance.
   • The directors struck upon the idea 18 months ago after realising the potential behind the fund-raising venture.
   • Dyson now claims a 50 per cent share of the British vacuum cleaner market - little over 20 years after Mr Dyson struck upon the design.
   • I'd been thinking about what domain name to register, when I struck upon the idea of picking a lyric.
   • I took a photo of it because it looked so cute and that was when we struck upon our idea.
   • The times are a changing, however, and at least one shopkeeper here has struck on a way to make a few bob out of changing those fiddly coins.
   • Rachel and Catherine, both school fundraisers, struck on the teddy idea.
   • When we find an anomaly, which defies the notion of some regularity, corresponding to our sense-perception of the world around us, we have struck upon the possibility of discovering a universal physical principle, like gravity.
   • They struck upon a Caribbean pine that would grow if the roots of its seedling were dipped in a fungus that was missing from the soil.

11no object, with adverbial of direction Move or proceed vigorously or purposefully.

她以熟练的爬泳使劲向湖中游去。

他沿跑道猛冲。

1. 11.1strike out Start out on a new or independent course or endeavour.
   闯出（或开辟）新的（或独立的）事业
   after two years he was able to strike out on his own

   两年后他已经能独立干了。

   he's struck out as a private eye

   他已经闯出自己的私家侦探事业了。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • To some extent, when a first lady strikes out in an independent manner, she disrupts the first three news frames of a supportive wife who has protocol functions and a good works agenda.
   • When Frank Black struck out on his own after the demise of The Pixies and picked up his band The Catholics, he left that sound behind him.
   • When the business was sold, he struck out on his own, opening a manufacturing plant two years ago in the South Bronx to make leather components for hats and caps.
   • But his style was so marked that he had a legitimate fear of imitating himself and so struck out in other directions.
   • Of course she decides to strike out on her own.
   • The cartoons are the work of Ub Iwerks, a Disney-stable animator who struck out on his own, foundered, and sank.
   • The administration, motivated more by ideology than by reasoned analysis, struck out on its own.
   • In late 1985, while now trying to strike out as an independent game designer but still living north of Boston, Moon decided to organize a game group, the North Shore Game Club.

12with object Take down (a tent or the tents of an encampment)

拔营需要很长的时间。

1. 12.1 Dismantle (theatrical scenery)
   拆除（戏剧布景）
   the minute we finish this evening, they'll start striking the set

   今天晚上我们演出一结束，他们就将开始拆除布景。

2. 12.2 Lower or take down (a flag or sail), especially as a salute or to signify surrender.
   降（帆，旗）（以示敬意或投降）
   the ship struck her German colours

   那船降下了德国国旗。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • I can raise and strike a sail, reef it and stow it.

   Synonyms

   lower, take down, let down, bring down

13with object Insert (a cutting of a plant) in soil to take root.

1. 13.1no object (of a plant or cutting) develop roots.
   （植物，扦插）生根
   small conifers will strike from cuttings

   小针叶树可以用插条培植生根。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He's trying to grow cuttings, but doesn't even know which part of the plant is best to strike from.

   Synonyms

   take root, grow roots, become established, establish, take
2. 13.2no object (of a young oyster) attach itself to a bed.
   （小牡蛎）附着
   there is no better surface for the spat to strike on than another oyster

14Fishing
no object Secure a hook in the mouth of a fish by jerking or tightening the line after it has taken the bait or fly.

1A refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer.

码头工人投票赞成举行总罢工。

地方政府雇员举行罢工。

1. 1.1with modifier An organized refusal to do something expected or required, with a similar aim.
   拒绝，抗拒
   a rent strike

   拒付房租。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • A 24-hour post strike is expected in London, called by the Communication Workers Union after pay talks with Royal Mail stalled.
   • When 6000 women call a 2 month sex strike things get done.
   • Pakistani university professors and lecturers held a national hunger strike on April 5 against education privatisation plans.
   • He even resisted a municipal garbage strike, by renting a truck and picking up the garbage himself.
   • She's adamant that she'll begin an indefinite hunger strike once she reaches jail.
   • On June 10, they held a one-day hunger strike.

2A sudden attack, typically a military one.

核攻击的威胁。

1. 2.1 (in sporting contexts) an act of hitting or kicking a ball.
   （体育中得分的）击球，踢球
   his 32nd-minute strike helped the team to end a run of three defeats

   他第32分钟的入球使该队结束了三连败。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • A great strike from Ellie Banks resulted in Linda Burton sweeping the ball into the back of the net.
   • The ball fell to Jimmy Hedges and his strike was again blocked on the line as the whistle went.
   • Shipley replied with two quick goals before strikes from Robbie Robinson and Danny Clegg rounded off the win.
   • Before her, he was just a gawky bloke with immensely educated feet and a stunning capacity, honed by honest graft at training, to come up with lethally accurate strikes from a dead ball.
   • ‘That was another decision that could have gone our way on another afternoon,’ he said of the 32nd-minute strike.
   • A late strike from leading scorer Steve Oleksewycz was the visitors' only consolation.
   • Purposeful American play in the middle culminates with a fine strike towards goal by Eddie Johnson.
   • He's a good fit for the offense, predicated on pounding the ball in the running game and hitting big strikes off play-action.
   • Then approaching the striking zone, he drew the goal-keeper out and confused him by delaying his strike before slotting the ball into the left-corner.
   • The third came from a well-struck Walsh shot ten minutes later, and he completed his hat-trick with another fine strike five minutes from time.
   • That was a neat strike by Mendez, but it's disallowed for offside.
   • Their winger put them ahead with a superb strike and they wrapped up game with a scrambled effort.
   • Kendall put the ball in the net early in the game but his strike was ruled out because the umpire had already blown for a short corner.
   • The young German has made himself a hero on the Holte End since he has been in the first team with some tremendous goals and strikes from distance.
   • They levelled when Dave Henry produced a quality strike rocketing the ball into the net in the 70th minute with his back to goal.
   • I guess I made my name as free-kick specialist in Brazil's first game of the 1970 World Cup against Czechoslovakia with one of those strikes.
   • The all-important strike, the game's only goal, came in the 28th minute from a direct route.
   • Silsden's goal came from a superb strike by Simon Todd and the whole team shared the match award.
   • United went ahead against the run of play with a strike from Roy Keane.
   • The ball was then played to Oliver Moulton who scored with a good strike to give Ilkley some breathing space.
2. 2.2 (in tenpin bowling) an act of knocking down all the pins with one's first ball.
   （十柱保龄球）一投全倒
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Throwing strikes is great because you knock down all 10 pins and don't have to shoot a spare.
   • I needed three strikes to win, and I threw three good balls and got strikes.
   • If you see strikes being thrown all over the place, that likely means the lanes are a bit more forgiving.
   • I struck on my first ball to clinch the title and then added two more strikes.
   • No one throws a strike every ball, which is why filling frames is very important.
   • Duke alternated strikes and spares over the first five frames before striking in the 6th for a double.
   • Couch finished with four strikes and a spare to lock up the win.
   • With nine strikes to open the game, Wiseman stepped up in the 10th having already won the trophy.
   • He didn't, throwing four consecutive strikes to take the early lead.
   • His role as a judge, as he said, is to call the balls and strikes as he sees them.
   • But instead of going in the gutter, the ball hooked into the pocket for a strike.
   • Carol had to get two strikes and a good count on her fill ball in the 10th frame to win the tournament.
   • It's a weird feeling to throw nine strikes and know you still need a mark in the 10th frame in order to win.
   • Entry fees go into a weekly center jackpot, and a bowler who rolls the required strikes wins the in-center pot.
   • Because I have a heavy ball roll, I can often roll a strike with a light hit.
   • More than two dozen bowlers have started a game with 11 strikes, but for various reasons, tossed a channel ball or fouled to finish with 290.
   • It would have been nice to get my first win, but I just wasn't getting the strikes.
   • In a three-game match, I always have fewer than 10 strikes, catch a few splits, and the night is lost.
   • I couldn't believe it because I thought it was a strike when he let it go.
   • Healey began the game with three consecutive strikes before leaving the 10-pin standing in the 4th frame.
3. 2.3Fishing An act or instance of jerking or tightening the line to secure a fish that has already taken the bait or fly.
   〔渔〕急拉钓线把鱼钩住
   Example sentencesExamples

   • I am convinced a quiet approach, adrift on the breeze or under electric trolling power, encourages fish to continue feeding and results in more strikes.
   • When I get a bite the strike pulls the fish up and out, away from any potential snags and into open water.
   • One of the problems I see the newcomer to saltwater fly fishing do when they feel a fish is give a hefty strike upwards as they would in trout fishing.
   • This is their fifth day and we have yet to hook a fish, despite two half-hearted strikes.
   • I recorded numbers of strikes and captured fish.

3A discovery of gold, minerals, or oil by drilling or mining.

1912年勒拿金矿区的发现。

4Baseball
A batter's unsuccessful attempt to hit a pitched ball.

1. 4.1 A pitch that passes through the strike zone.
   （投出的）好球
   Example sentencesExamples

   • He's throwing strikes and mixing his pitches well.
   • I pitched quickly, threw strikes, and the defense was sharper.
   • I went to the bullpen to warm up and couldn't throw strikes and didn't have any stuff.
   • With every strike, every swing and every pitch, it seemed to grow quieter and you could almost hear the people crossing their fingers.
   • In relief, he takes less time between pitches and throws more strikes.
2. 4.2North American Something to one's discredit.
   〈美〉败坏名声的事，对名声不利的事
   when they returned from Vietnam they had two strikes against them

   他们从越南回来时有两件对他们的名声不利的事。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Your mate has two strikes against him: he was on the Audit Committee as well as the Risk Management Committee that you chaired.
   • America already had two strikes against it in public opinion in the region.
   • So it's two strikes against us with regards to this photo, and we don't have any greater understanding of the world around us.
   • That makes for two strikes against basic human nature.
   • He felt that since he had two strikes against him (those are his words, not mine), he should be pampered and treated like royalty.
   • Because she was a woman as well as a Canaanite, this desperate mother had two strikes against her.
   • The champ has always had two strikes against him, one for being British and one for being a good guy.
   • He has two strikes against him in the past two weeks.
   • Smith, who has two strikes against him in the league's substance-abuse program, was suspended for four games last season.
   • With the way they judge and referee fights in that state the talented Thai has two strikes against him from the get go.
   • He missed four games last season for violating the league's drug policy, and had two strikes against him before the latest violation.
   • A lot of people think a governor on the ticket is helpful, but that he had two strikes against him.
   • Using the net as a persuasion medium has two strikes against it.
   • I had two strikes against me immediately.
   • Even before it made it to the table, it had two strikes against it.
   • There is some absolutely superb Christian psychiatry in it, but it's also channeled material that has two strikes against it right away.
   • So does that make two strikes against efficiency?
   • It's like, I already have one strike against me, being unable to compete with his wonderful ex.
   • It seems, when you're born with two strikes against you, working the count can't compete with seeing it and hitting it.
   • Will's got two strikes against him since he's a musician and he's older than me.

5The horizontal or compass direction of a stratum, fault, or other geological feature.

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