strike out

phrasal verbphr v

a) to attack or criticize someone suddenly or violently 突然攻击；猛烈抨击

Unhappy young people will often strike out at the people closest to them.

年轻人心里不高兴就往往会攻击身边最亲近的人。

b) strike something ↔ outLINE to draw a line through something written on a piece of paper 划掉，删去，涂掉

c) [always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]GO to start walking or swimming in a particular direction, especially in a determined way 〔朝某方向〕坚定地走去[游去]

She struck out for the side of the pool.

她奋力朝池边游去。

d) strike out on your ownSTART DOING somethingINDEPENDENT PERSON to start doing something or living independently 开始独立做某事；开始独立生活

e) DSBto not hit the ball in baseball three times, so that you are not allowed to continue trying, or to make someone do this 〔棒球〕（使）三振出局，三击不中出局

strike somebody ↔ out

He struck out the first batter he faced.

他直接使自己遇到的第一个击球手三振出局。

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f) American EnglishAmE informalFAIL to not be successful at something 不成功，失败

‘Did she say she’d go out with you?’ ‘No, I struck out.’

“她说愿意跟你约会吗？”“没有，我碰了钉子。”

g) strike something ↔ out law to say officially that something cannot be considered as proof in a court of law 宣布某事物不能成为证据

Examples from the Corpus

strike at• It was not fair to take things out on Minnie - but then, who else was there to strike out at?• Furious now in his terror and at Rohmer's unconcern, Gilbert had struck out at him.• They were only striking out at horrible parents and protecting themselves.• Her arms stiffen, and little fists strike out at me.• The least thing upsets her and she frequently strikes out at me.• Then when they strike out at one another, they keep their claws sheathed.• He struck out at the air blindly.• Depressed men often strike out at their wives and children.• He struck out at them and soared upwards and they fell away for a time.

strike out on your own• And I was beginning to feel I wanted to strike out on my own.• But she was right: it is time for him to strike out on his own.• Or should I throw off all restraints and strike out on my own?• So why not strike out on your own?• The time was finally ripe, they decided, to strike out on their own.• It feels great to strike out on your own and find a job and a place to live.• I found that I could quickly discard the handbook in favour of striking out on my own and was quite satisfied with the results.• After problems in obtaining components, Comart struck out on its own, producing its Comart Communicator, a small business computer.• Glover was afraid Paul was going to strike out on his own with that suitcase, with that hat on his head.

→ strike out at strike1(PHRASAL VERB)

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