1. | 击球（动作）an act of hitting a ball, for example with a bat or racket |
What a beautiful stroke! 击球动作多漂亮呀！ | |
He won by two strokes(= in golf , by taking two fewer strokes than his opponent) . 他以少于对手两杆的成绩获胜。 |
2. | （打、击等的）一下，一击a single movement of the arm when hitting sb/sth |
His punishment was six strokes of the cane. 给他的惩罚是挨六教鞭。 |
3. | 划水动作；划桨动作any of a series of repeated movements in swimming or rowing |
She took a few more strokes to reach the bank. 她又划几下，游到了岸边。 |
4. | 游泳姿势a style of swimming |
Butterfly is the only stroke I can't do. 只有蝶泳我不会。 |
5. | （指挥船上其他桨手的）尾桨手the person who sets the speed at which everyone in a boat rows |
6. | [ususing] 轻抚；抚摩an act of moving your hand gently over a surface, usually several times |
He gave the cat a stroke. 他抚摩了一下猫。 |
7. | 一笔；一画；笔画a mark made by moving a pen, brush, etc. once across a surface |
to paint with fine brush strokes 一小刷一小刷地刷漆 | |
At the stroke of a pen(= by signing sth) they removed thousands of people from the welfare system. 他们大笔一挥，就把成千上万的人排除在福利制度之外。 |
8. | ~ (of sth) （成功的）举动；（高明的）举措；（巧妙的）办法；（成功的）事情a single successful action or event |
Your idea was a stroke of genius . 你的主意很高明。 | |
It was a stroke of luck that I found you here. 我在这儿看见你纯属巧遇。 | |
It was a bold stroke to reveal the identity of the murderer on the first page. 在头版上披露谋杀犯的身份，这是一个大胆的举措。 | |
She never does a stroke (of work)(= never does any work) . 她一向什么活儿都不干。 |
9. | 钟声；鸣；敲each of the sounds made by a clock or bell giving the hours |
At the first stroke it will be 9 o'clock exactly. 等到钟敲第一下时就是 9 点整。 | |
on the stroke of three(= at 3 o'clock exactly) 三点整 |
10. | 中风a sudden serious illness when a blood vessel (= tube) in the brain bursts or is blocked, which can cause death or the loss of the ability to move or to speak clearly |
to have/suffer a stroke 患中风 | |
The stroke left him partly paralysed. 他因中风身体局部瘫痪了。 |
They threatened to cancel the whole project at a stroke. 他们威胁要一下子砍掉整个项目。 |
They threatened to cancel the whole project at a stroke. 他们威胁要一下子砍掉整个项目。 |
1. | ~ sth 轻抚，抚摩（动物的毛皮）to move your hand gently and slowly over an animal's fur or hair |
He's a beautiful dog. Can I stroke him? 这只狗真漂亮，我可以摸一摸吗？ |
2. | ~ sth/sb 轻抚，抚摩（物体表面或头发等）to move your hand gently over a surface, sb's hair, etc. |
He stroked her hair affectionately. 他深情地抚摩着她的头发。 |
3. | ~ sth + adv./prep. 轻挪；轻触；轻拭to move sth somewhere with a gentle movement |
She stroked away his tears. 她轻轻拭去他的眼泪。 | |
He stroked the ball between the posts. 他轻轻一触，把球踢进门柱之间。 |
4. | (informal) ~ sb 待（某人）非常好；（尤指）顺着（某人）以便为自己办事to be very nice to sb, especially to get them to do what you want |
