stroke1 /strəʊk $ stroʊk/ ●●○ S3 noun [countableC] 1 illness 疾病MI if someone has a stroke, an artery (=tube carrying blood) in their brain suddenly bursts or becomes blocked, so that they may die or be unable to use some muscles 中风,卒中,脑卒中 She died following a massive stroke. 她重度中风后去世了。
have/suffer a stroke I looked after my father after he had a stroke. 我父亲中风后由我照看他。
2 swimming/rowing 游泳/划船 b) DSSDSOa style of swimming or rowing 〔游泳的〕游法;〔划船的〕划法 3 sport 体育运动DS the action of hitting the ball in games such as tennis, golf, and cricket 〔网球、高尔夫球、板球等的〕击球;一击,一抽 4 pen/brush 钢笔/毛笔 a) AVWRITEa single movement of a pen or brush when you are writing or painting 〔书写或绘画时的〕一挥,挥笔动作 A few strokes of her pen brought out his features clearly. 她寥寥数笔就清晰地勾画出了他的容貌特征。
b) AVWRITELINEa line made by a pen or brush 一笔,一画;笔画 the thick downward strokes of the characters 那些字向下的粗笔画
5 at a/one stroke with a single sudden action 一举,一下子 At one stroke, the country lost two outstanding leaders. 这个国家一下子失去了两位杰出的领导人。
6 on the stroke of seven/nine etc EXACTTIME/AT A PARTICULAR TIMEat exactly seven o’clock etc 七点整/九点整等 She arrived home on the stroke of midnight. 她午夜 12 点整才到家。
The only goal of the match came on the stroke of half time. 比赛中唯一一次进球是在上半场正好结束的时候。
on the stroke of seven/nine etc• Arthur would be gone on the stroke of nine, and Ann too, if it was possible. 7 stroke of luck/fortune LUCKYsomething lucky that happens to you unexpectedly 意外的好运/运气 In a stroke of luck, a suitable organ donor became available. 正巧,有了合适的器官捐献者。
stroke of luck/fortune• I also had a stroke of luck when a Jehovah's Witness called at the door earlier.• Then I had a stroke of luck.• That, it turned out, was a stroke of luck.• True enough, you married him, and what a happy stroke of fortune for the candidate.• But by a remarkable stroke of fortune we were saved from falling into error.• But, in a strange stroke of luck, this fall occurred as Maximilian and his armies were approaching Ensisheim.• The years of work and attention were bearing fruit now, and suddenly this stroke of luck with Betty. 8 stroke of genius/inspiration etc IDEAa very good idea about what to do to solve a problem 聪明之举/巧妙的主意等 It was a stroke of genius to film the movie in Toronto. 在多伦多拍摄这部影片真是高明之举。
9 hit 击,打HIT an action of hitting someone with something such as a whip or thin stick 一击,一抽 He cried out at each stroke of the whip. 鞭子每抽一下,他就大叫一声。
10 a movement of your hand 手的动作TOUCH a gentle movement of your hand over something 轻抚,抚摸 I gave her hair a gentle stroke. 我轻轻地抚摸了一下她的头发。
11 with/at a stroke of the pen SIGN YOUR NAMEif someone in authority does something with a stroke of the pen, they sign an official document to make a decision with important and serious results 大笔一挥〔签署重要文件〕 He had the power to order troops home with a stroke of his pen. 他有权力大笔一挥就让军队回家。
12. not do a stroke (of work) British EnglishBrE informalWORK HARD# to not do any work at all 什么(工作)也不做
13. stroke of lightning HEMa bright flash of lightning, especially one that hits something 〔尤指击中某物的〕闪电一击 14. clock/bell 时钟/铃TIME/WHAT TIME IS IT a single sound made by a clock giving the hours, or by a bell, gong etc 〔时钟、铃、锣等报时的〕一次鸣响,敲击声 15 put somebody off their stroke British EnglishBrE informalATTENTION to make someone stop giving all their attention to what they are doing 使某人分心 Seeing Frank watching me put me off my stroke. 发现弗兰克在看我,我分神了。
16 in numbers 在数字中 British EnglishBrEHMN used when you are saying a number written with the mark (/) in it 斜线(号) SYN slash The serial number is seventeen stroke one (=17/1). 序列号是 17/1。
n COLLOCATIONSverbshave/suffer a strokeMy father had a stroke.
a stroke leaves somebody paralysed (=someone can no longer move as the result of a stroke)Two years later she had a stroke which left her paralysed.
adjectivesa massive/major stroke (=one that has very bad effects)Her brother has just died of a massive stroke.
a minor/mild stroke (=one that does not have very bad effects)She had a minor stroke five years ago.
a fatal stroke (=one that kills someone)He suffered a fatal stroke in April.
stroke + NOUNa stroke patient/victimSome stroke victims recover fully.