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stroke noun | verb
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stroke / strok ; strEJk /noun C
1. ILLNESS 疾病, 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卒中，脑卒中; 中风:
•She died following a massive stroke.她严重中风后去世了。
have / suffer a stroke
•I looked after my father after he had a stroke.父亲中风后，由我照看他。
•a stroke patient中风患者
2. SWIMMING / ROWING 游泳/划船
a. one of a set of movements in swimming or rowing in which you move your arms or the OAR forward and then back〔游泳或划船的〕一次划水:
•She swam with strong steady strokes.她游泳时的划水动作平稳有力。
b. a style of swimming or rowing〔游泳的〕游法; 〔划船的〕划法:
•the breast stroke蛙泳
3. SPORT 体育运动, 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:
•a backhand stroke一记反手击球
4. PEN / BRUSH 钢笔/毛笔
a. a single movement of a pen or brush when you are writing or painting〔钢笔或毛笔的〕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刻画出了他的容貌特征。
b. a 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 at exactly seven o'clock etc七点整/九点整等:
•She arrived home on the stroke of midnight.她午夜才到家。
•The only goal of the match came on the stroke of half-time.比赛中唯一的一次进球是在上半场正好结束的时候。
7. stroke of luck / fortune something 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。
8. stroke of genius / inspiration etc a very good idea about what to do to solve a problem聪明的办法，绝妙的主意:
•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, 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，他都叫出声来。
10. A MOVEMENT OF YOUR HAND 手的动作, a gentle movement of your hand over something轻抚，抚摸:
•I gave her hair a gentle stroke .我轻轻地抚摸她的头发。
11. with / at a stroke of the pen if 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〔签字〕:
•He had the power to order troops home with a stroke of his pen.他大笔一挥就可以下令撤回军队。
12. not do a stroke (of work) BrE informalto not do any work at all什么（工作）也不做
13. stroke of lightning a bright flash of lightning, especially one that hits something〔尤指对某物的〕闪电的一击
14. CLOCK / BELL 时钟/铃, 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 sb off their stroke BrE informalto 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, BrEused when you are saying a number written with the mark (/) in it斜线（号）;SYNslash
•The serial number is seventeen stroke one. (=17 / 1)序列号是 17 / 1。
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strokeverb T
1. to move your hand gently over something轻抚，抚摸:
•He reached out and stroked her cheek tenderly.他伸出手，温柔地抚摸她的脸颊。
2. always + adv / prepto move something somewhere with gentle movements of your hand用手轻轻地移动〔某物〕:
•He lifted her face and stroked her hair from her eyes.他抬起她的脸，把一缕头发从她眼睛上拂开。
3. always + adv / prepto hit or kick a ball with a smooth movement in games such as tennis, golf, and CRICKET〔网球、高尔夫球、板球等中〕轻触，轻击:
•He stroked the ball into an empty net with a minute to go.还剩一分钟时，他把球轻轻击入空网。
4. stroke sb's ego to say nice things to someone to make them feel good, especially because you want something from them拍某人马屁，对某人阿谀奉承

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