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小百科  ›  STRIKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Tricker's something
热情的日光灯
2 年前
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C2 [ I or T ]
to cause a person or place to suffer severely from the effects of something very unpleasant that happens suddenly :
I have a life insurance policy that will take care of my family if disaster strikes.
The disease has struck the whole community , sometimes wiping out whole families .
They predict that a large earthquake will strike the west coast before the end of the decade .
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B1 [ I or T ]
to hit or attack someone or something forcefully or violently :
Her car went out of control and struck an oncoming vehicle .
The police have warned the public that the killer could strike again.
The autopsy revealed that his murderer had struck him on the head with an iron bar .
Have you ever been struck by lightning ?
My golf was terrible today - I just didn't strike the ball well.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to hit someone or something
  • hit She was expelled for hitting another pupil.
  • whack She whacked the water with her paddle.
  • bash The swinging door bashed him in the face.
  • strike She had been struck on the head with a golf ball.
  • beat He was cruel to his dog and beat it with a stick.
  • punch He punched me in the stomach.
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B2 [ T ]
to cause someone to have a feeling or idea about something:
Doesn't it strike you as odd that he never talks about his family ?
I was immediately struck by the similarities between the two murders .
So how does my proposition strike you? (= What do you think of it?)
[ + (that) ] It strikes me (that) you'd be better off working for someone else .
B2
a period of time when workers refuse to work because of an argument with an employer about working conditions , pay levels , or job losses :
After last year's long and bitter strike, few people want more industrial action .
They had to play three games with replacement players after the NFL Players Association called a strike.
Some miners were calling for a nationwide strike.
They have voted to stage lightning (= sudden and short ) strikes in pursuit of their demands .
We've voted to stage a series of one-day strikes.
A wave of strikes swept the country .
Union leaders threatened strike action over the changes .
The result of the strike ballot will be known tomorrow morning .
on strike ( UK also out on strike )
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a sudden and powerful hit or attack :
Lightning conductors protect buildings and tall structures from lightning strikes.
See also
strike force
a sudden , short military attack , especially one by aircraft or missiles :
The United Nations has authorized the use of air strikes.
The violence is unlikely to stop without military strikes against terrorist bases .
Would you support a nuclear strike to bring an end to a war ?
We have no intention of launching a pre-emptive strike, but we will retaliate if provoked .
(Definition of strike from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

strike | American Dictionary

strike
verb
us

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[ I/T ]
If you strike a match , you cause it to burn by rubbing it against a rough surface .

strike verb ( CAUSE HARM )
[ I/T ] past participle stricken us / ˈstrɪk·ən /
to bring sudden harm , damage , or injury to a person or thing:
[ T ] It was a disease that struck mainly young people .
[ I ] Many public health officials fear that a similar flu virus will one day strike again.
[ T ] He was stricken with polio at the age of 13 and lost the use of his legs .

[ I/T ] social studies
to refuse to continue working because workers or their labor union (= employees ’ organization ) cannot come to an agreement with an employer over pay or other conditions of the job :
[ I ] Flight attendants are threatening to strike to get more flexible schedules .

strike verb ( CAUSE AN IDEA )
[ T ]
To strike also means to suddenly cause someone to think of something:
I was immediately struck by the similarities in their appearance .

strike verb ( DISCOVER )
[ T ]
to discover something such as oil , gas , gold , etc., underground at a particular place :
to strike gold / oil

strike verb ( AGREE )
[ T ]
If you strike a balance between two things, you try to give an equal amount of attention or importance to each:
It’s a question of striking the right balance between quality and productivity .

strike verb ( SHOW THE TIME )
[ I/T ]
( esp . of a clock ) to make a sound or a series of sounds that show the time :
[ T ] The clock struck midnight .

Idioms

strike a chord (with someone )
strike it rich

Phrasal verbs

strike back
strike down something
strike out
strike out
strike out (someone)
strike out at someone/something
strike up something
strike up (something)
[ C/U ]
a period of time when workers refuse to continue working because they cannot come to an agreement with an employer :
[ U ] If the teachers go on strike again and close the schools down, I don’t know what I’ll do with the kids .
(Definition of strike from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

strike | Business English

strike
noun [ C ]
HR , WORKPLACE
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a period of time when a group of workers refuse to work because they are not satisfied with their pay , working conditions , etc.:
In a statement , the union said there were no plans for a strike.
a postal / rail workers '/ miners ' strike
a 24-hour /2-day, etc. strike
call for/call off/avoid a strike Managers sought to avoid a strike by cabin crew over sick leave rules .
a strike by sb Fresh moves to stop more strikes by council workers will be made this week .
a strike against sth 20% of the workforce has joined a strike against the privatization plans announced yesterday .
a strike begins/ends/goes ahead The strike will begin at 6 a.m. Oct . 31 and end 24 hours later .
be on strike
if a group of workers are on strike, they refuse to work because they are not satisfied with their pay , working conditions , etc.:
Refuse collectors are on strike and rubbish is now piling up across the region .
go (out) on strike ( also come/walk out on strike )
if a group of workers go on strike, they stop working because they are not satisfied with their pay , working conditions , etc.:
Around 160 staff are due to go on strike next week in a row over pay .
[ I ] HR , WORKPLACE
if a group of workers strike, they refuse to work because they are not satisfied with their pay , working conditions , etc.:
Under current legislation , police and prison officers are not allowed to strike.
strike gold [ T ] informal
to do something that makes you very successful or rich , especially in a way that is unexpected :
After a slow start , the carmaker finally struck gold in the US.
strike oil/gold
[ T ] NATURAL RESOURCES
to find oil or gold under the surface of the earth :
The company announced it had struck oil at one of its wells in Siberia.

Phrasal verbs

strike sb/sth off
strike out
strike sth out
(Definition of strike from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of strike

strike The way forward is more likely to lie in striking the right balance between the planners and the searchers. From the Cambridge English Corpus Fourth, the experience strikes us as ineffable, that is, though you experience it as possessing various qualities, the exact qualitative character escapes description in words. From the Cambridge English Corpus This zone is characterized by evidence for a succession of events that, taken together, suggest a history of continuing, repeated strike -slip. From the Cambridge English Corpus A few of the chapters seem to strike out in such individual directions that their inclusion would be debatable. From the Cambridge English Corpus His intent focus on the singer's offstage poise suggests how much he has yet to learn about striking a pose and deflecting the gaze. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, there are also striking similarities between shamanic practices and ceremonies across regions that have never encountered one another. From the Cambridge English Corpus States with significant labor movements (measured by numbers of strikes) were more resistant to liberalized incorporation law. From the Cambridge English Corpus Moreover, the high proportion of isolates resistant to kanamycin and nalidixic acid is striking. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, threats to personal safety, health, or life come in many different forms, for example, when a natural disaster strikes or during armed conflicts. From the Cambridge English Corpus The effect of the school strike against the socialist school by the parents was dramatic. From the Cambridge English Corpus This is in striking contrast to the familiar downstream growing boundary layer and downstream viscous wake existing when the fluid is homogeneous. From the Cambridge English Corpus A badly conducted strike , extremely acrimonious or negative, even when done for the right reasons may still result in patients feeling betrayed by the profession. From the Cambridge English Corpus

These are words often used in combination with strike .

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bitter strike
The military was used again during the bitter strike of 1816.
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carrier strike
They do it in the same way by protecting our carrier strike forces.
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Hansard archive
coal strike
The result was not just a coal strike but a general strike.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
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