英语释义

1. to rub gently in one direction also caress

2. to flatter or pay attention to in a manner designed to reassure or persuade

3. the act of striking especially a blow with a weapon or implement

4. a single unbroken movement especially one of a series of repeated or to-and-fro movements

5. a controlled swing intended to hit a ball or shuttlecock also a striking of the ball

6. such a stroke charged to a player as a unit of scoring in golf

7. a sudden action or process producing an impact
a stroke of lightning

8. an unexpected result
a stroke of luck the idea was a stroke of inspiration a master stroke of diplomacy

9. sudden impairment or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion that is caused by rupture or obstruction (as by a clot) of a blood vessel supplying the brain, and is accompanied by permanent damage of brain tissue #Symptoms of stroke include numbness or weakness on one side of the body or face, confusion, impaired speech or vision, loss of coordination or balance, trouble walking, or severe headache. — called also apoplexy, brain attack, cerebrovascular accident — compare ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, transient ischemic attack

10. one of a series of propelling beats or movements against a resisting medium
a stroke of the oar

11. a rower who sets the pace for a crew

12. a vigorous or energetic effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished
a stroke of genius a brilliant diplomatic stroke

13. a delicate or clever touch in a narrative, description, or construction

14. heartbeat

15. the movement in either direction of a mechanical part (such as a piston) having a reciprocating motion also the distance of such movement

16. the sound of a bell being struck
at the stroke of twelve also the specific time indicated by or as if by such a sound

17. an act of stroking or caressing

18. a mark or dash made by a single movement of an implement

19. one of the lines of a letter of the alphabet

20. all at once
spent her savings at a stroke

21. to mark with a short line
stroke the t's

22. to cancel by drawing a line through
stroked out his name

23. to set the stroke for (a rowing crew) also to set the stroke for the crew of (a rowing boat)

24. to hit, kick, or shoot (a ball) with a smooth movement
stroke a putt stroked a single to left field

25. to execute a stroke

26. to row at a certain number of strokes a minute

27. a serious illness caused when a blood vessel in your brain suddenly breaks or is blocked

28. an act of hitting a ball or the movement made to hit a ball during a game

29. an act of hitting the ball that is counted as part of a player's score

30. to rub gently in one direction
I stroked the dog's head.

31. the act of striking blow
the stroke of a whip

32. one of a series of repeated movements (as in swimming or rowing)

33. a sudden serious illness caused by the breaking or blocking of an artery in the brain

34. the sound of striking (as of a clock or bell)
the stroke of midnight

35. the hitting of a ball in a game (as golf or tennis)

36. a sudden or unexpected example
a stroke of luck

37. a single movement or the mark made by a single movement of a brush, pen, or tool

38. a sudden action or process that results in something being struck
a stroke of lightning

39. effort by which something is done or the results of such effort
It was a stroke of genius.

40. sudden impairment or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion that is caused by rupture or obstruction (as by a clot) of a blood vessel supplying the brain and is accompanied by permanent damage of brain tissue Note: Symptoms of stroke include numbness or weakness on one side of the body or face, confusion, impaired speech or vision, loss of coordination or balance, trouble walking, or severe headache. The most common type of stroke, ischemic stroke, results from a narrowed or blocked blood vessel, while hemorrhagic stroke results from a ruptured blood vessel. A very brief interruption of blood supply to the brain usually without lasting effects is called a ministroke or a transient ischemic attack.
… people at risk for stroke should be evaluated for surgery to open up blockages in the arteries of the neck.
— Jay Siwek, The Washington Post, 22 June 1999 Partial paralysis and speech difficulties often follow these strokes.
— Bruce Bower, Science News, 25 Feb. 1984 stroke survivors — called also apoplexy, brain attack, cerebral accident, cerebrovascular accident

片语

at one fell swoop一举，一下子

at one blow一下子；突然地

英汉例句

• the findings, presented at a stroke conference in america, showed that 3.4 per cent of the cat owners died from a heart attack over 10 years.

  研究结果显示，在这十年中，仅有3.4%的养猫人士死于心脏病，而从未养过猫的人死于心脏病的比例为5.8%。

• it seems extraordinary, till you remember how at a stroke the scandal of abu ghraib prison turned the liberators into torturers in the eyes of iraqis.

  这乍看起来让人惊讶，但当我们的脑海中浮现出阿布格莱布（abughraib）监狱丑闻的场景，理解曾几何时的「解放者」何以一下子蜕变为伊拉克人眼中的「虐囚者」时，这种态度就不足为奇了。

• in a suburb of atlanta local bus routes were closed, at a stroke wiping out public transport for thousands of people who relied on it to get to precious jobs.

  在亚特兰大郊区，公交线路并关闭，使利用公共交通工具找工作的人所手不及。

• at a stroke she had pricked the van der luydens and they collapsed.

  经她轻轻一击，范德卢顿夫妇便垮台了。

• 「i do not accept that cars that are sold in france are built abroad, 」 he declared this week, at a stroke torpedoing the principle of competition in the european single market.

  他在本周曾宣称，「我不能接受在法国销售的汽车产自国外」，这一举破坏了欧洲单一市场中的竞争原则。

• at a stroke they would kill initiative, and send a massive signal to wealth-creators: do not invest here.

  他们这样做会一举扼杀创业精神，还会向那些财富创造者们传递一个明确的信号：别来这儿投资。

• by being tougher on russia, he will at a stroke improve german relations with central and eastern europe.

  他对俄态度强硬，并将迅速改善德国与中东欧国家的关系。

• this year it will be four centuries since galileo discovered jupiter「s four large satellites, at a stroke quintupling the number of moons then known to humanity.

  今年距离伽利略发现木星的四颗大卫星整整400年，突然间人类发现了数倍于其数量的卫星。

• mention excavation in egypt, and most of us immediately see ourselves entering tutankhamun」s tomb, discovering the hidden treasures of the pharaohs and at a stroke rewriting history.

  提及在埃及的考古挖掘，我们绝大多数人自然而然地就联想到进入图坦卡蒙的法老陵墓，挖出隐藏多年的法老大宝藏，于是乎，一夜改写世界历史，一举成名天下名。

• at a stroke courts that had previously been so wary of interfering with academic processes now took upon themselves the task of awarding or withholding tenure.

  这下，原本担心干预学术程序的法院开始担负起裁定或撤销终身聘用教师的使命。

• at a stroke she lost everything.

  一时的沖动让她失去了所有。

• katsuji takeda, the owner of a sushi business, says that at a stroke the 「tsukiji brand」 will be destroyed.

  一家寿司店主精辟的指出：「筑地品牌」效应将会被破坏殆尽。

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bangad 直接地；砰然地；突然巨响地

bash(Bash) （美）巴什（人名）

bat蝙蝠；球棒；球拍；批处理文件的扩展名

beat打；打败；拍打；有节奏地舒张与收缩

belt带；腰带；地带

biff（用拳的）重击；洋相

blow（风）吹；吹奏；喘气；吹气；喘息；擤（鼻子）；熔化，烧断；炸开；泄露；突然离开；浪费（钱、机会）；（古）开花；（苍蝇）产卵于；（鲸鱼）喷水；把……搞糟；鸣（汽车喇叭）；吹制（玻璃）；把蛋黄和蛋清从蛋壳中吹出

bop防喷器；（美口）波普爵士音乐；一击

box(Box)人名；(英、法、西)博克斯

buffet自助餐；小卖部；打击；猛烈沖击

bust胸围；半身像；经济萧条；逮捕； 没价值的事物

chop（猪、羊等）排骨；砍；掌劈；（复数）腭，下巴；商标；动物饲料；碎浪；（非正式）应得的一份

clap鼓掌，拍手；啪地关上

clip（塑料或金属的）夹子；回纹针；修剪；剪报

clout给…打补钉；猛击

crack(Crack) （英、加、美）克拉克克（人名）

cuff殴斗，拳击

dab(Dab)人名；(法)达布

fillip刺激；弹指

hack陈旧的，陈腐的；雇佣文人做的

haymaker(Haymaker)人名；(英)海梅克

hit打；打击；碰撞；偶然碰上

hook(Hook)人名；(德、荷)霍克；(英)胡克

knock敲；打；敲击

lash(Lash)人名；(英)拉希

lick舔；卷过；鞭打

pelt向……连续投掷；连续向……投掷；（雨）倾盆而下；（非正式）（朝某处）飞跑；剥下（动物）的皮毛

pick拾取；精选；采摘；掘

plump饱满的；胖乎乎的

poke刺，捅；戳；拨开

pound连续重击，猛击

punch开洞；以拳重击

rap抢走；轻敲；敲击致使；使着迷；交谈；说唱

slam(Slam) （俄、美）斯拉姆（人名）

slap掴；掌击；拍打声；侮辱；（非正式，厚厚的或随意涂抹的）化妆品

slug重击

smack掌掴；（打的）一击，一拳；啪（砰）的一声；（非正式）响吻；滋味；迹象；（俚）海洛因；小渔船

smashad 哗啦一声

sock重击；给……穿袜

spank(Spank)人名；(法)斯庞克

stinger讽刺者；好讽刺人的人；针，刺；有刺的动物；鸡尾酒

stripe加条纹于…

swat重拍；猛击；用力击出（远距离球）

swipe挥击；抨击

switch改变（立场、方向等）；替换；转换；调换；调（班）；（用枝条）击打；摆动

thud砰地击中

thump捶击；重击声；心脏怦怦跳动声

thwack打；重击

wallop（非正式）痛打，重击；沖击力；快感；巨大影响；含酒精的饮料（尤指啤酒）

welt(Welt)人名；(英、德、罗)韦尔特

whack重打；猛击；击败；削减

wham砰，嘭；（意外事突然发生）哇