- [countable]
an act of hitting a ball, for example with a bat or racket 击球（动作） 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。 He played some powerful backhand strokes throughout the game. 比赛中他打出了几次有力的反手球。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fast
- quick
- slow
- …
- play
- by a stroke, two strokes, etc.
- a stroke, two strokes, etc. ahead
- a stroke, two strokes, etc. behind
- [countable]
a single movement of the arm when hitting somebody/something （打、击等的）一下，一击 - [countable] stroke (of something)
a single successful action or event （成功的）举动；（高明的）举措；（巧妙的）办法；（成功的）事情 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。 I had a sudden stroke of inspiration. 我忽然来了灵感。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sudden
- have
- at a stroke
- at one stroke
- stroke of
- …
- a stroke of bad luck
- a stroke of fortune
- a stroke of good fortune
- …
- [countable, uncountable]
a sudden serious illness when a blood vessel (= tube) in the brain bursts (= breaks open) or is blocked, which can cause death or the loss of the ability to move or to speak clearly 脑卒中；中风 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。 Smoking increases the risk of stroke. 吸烟会增加中风的风险。
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessc1She had a massive stroke and lost her speech. 她重度中风后就不能讲话了。 This regimen substantially reduces the risks of recurrent stroke. 这种养生法能极大降低中风复发的危险。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- crippling
- debilitating
- …
- have
- suffer
- leave somebody…
- patient
- survivor
- victim
- …
- [countable]
any of a series of repeated movements in swimming or rowing 划水动作；划桨动作 She took a few more strokes to reach the bank. 她又划几下，游到了岸边。 He swam with long powerful strokes. 他用有力的长划游泳。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by waterc1You can't swim more than four strokes before you reach the other side. 划不了 4 下你就能游到对岸。 The Romanian rowers pulled ahead with fast, powerful strokes. 罗马尼亚划浆手以快速有力的划水占据了领先位置。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- swim
- swimming
- long
- …
- do
- swim
- [countable]
(often in compounds 常构成复合词 a style of swimming 游泳姿势 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- swim
- swimming
- long
- …
- do
- swim
- [countable]
the person who sets the speed at which everyone in a boat rows （指挥船上其他桨手的）尾桨手 - [countable, usually singular] (especially British English)
an act of moving your hand gently over a surface, usually several times 轻抚；抚摩 - [countable]
a mark made by moving a pen, brush, etc. once across a surface 一笔；一画；笔画 to paint with fine brush strokes 一小刷一小刷地刷漆 At the stroke of a pen (= by signing something) 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。
Extra ExamplesShe caught his likeness with a few bold brush strokes. 她几笔粗线条就大体勾勒出了他的模样。 - (figurative)
I will outline in broad strokes our main ideas. 我将粗略概述一下我们的主要观点。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- broad
- …
- with a stroke of the pen
- [countable]
each of the sounds made by a clock or bell giving the hours 钟声；鸣；敲
hitting movement击打动作
action行动
illness疾病
in swimming/rowing游泳；划船
gentle touch抚摩
of pen/brush笔；刷子
of clock钟
Word OriginOld English strācian ‘caress lightly’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch streek ‘a stroke’, German streichen ‘to stroke’, also to strike. The earliest noun sense ‘blow’ is first recorded in Middle English.
Idioms
at a (single) stroke | at one stroke
put somebody off their stroke
- (British English)
to make somebody make a mistake or hesitate in what they are doing 扰乱某人；使某人乱了方寸 My speech was going well until I was put off my stroke by an interruption. 我的演讲进行得很顺利，直到被打断而推迟了。