- [countable]
an act of hitting a ball, for example with a bat or racket 擊球（動作） What a beautiful stroke! 擊球動作多漂亮呀！ He won by two strokes (= in golf, by taking two fewer strokes than his opponent). 他以少於對手兩杆的成績獲勝。 He played some powerful backhand strokes throughout the game. 比賽中他打出了幾次有力的反手球。
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、擊等的）一下，一擊 - [countable] stroke (of something)
a single successful action or event （成功的）舉動；（高明的）舉措；（巧妙的）辦法；（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. 我在這兒看見你純屬巧遇。 It was a bold stroke to reveal the identity of the murderer on the first page. 在頭版上披露謀殺犯的身份，這是一個大膽的舉措。 She never does a stroke (of work) (= never does any work). 她一向什麽活兒都不幹。 I had a sudden stroke of inspiration. 我忽然來了靈感。
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 腦卒中；中風 to have/suffer a stroke 患中風 The stroke left him partly paralysed. 他因中風身體局部癱瘓了。 Smoking increases the risk of stroke. 吸煙會增加中風的風險。
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessc1She had a massive stroke and lost her speech. 她重度中風後就不能講話了。 This regimen substantially reduces the risks of recurrent stroke. 這種養生法能極大降低中風複發的危險。
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 劃水動作；劃槳動作 She took a few more strokes to reach the bank. 她又劃幾下，遊到了岸邊。 He swam with long powerful strokes. 他用有力的長劃遊泳。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by waterc1You can't swim more than four strokes before you reach the other side. 劃不了 4 下你就能遊到對岸。 The Romanian rowers pulled ahead with fast, powerful strokes. 羅馬尼亞劃漿手以快速有力的劃水佔據了領先位置。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- swim
- swimming
- long
- …
- do
- swim
- [countable]
(often in compounds 常構成複合詞 a style of swimming 遊泳姿勢 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- swim
- swimming
- long
- …
- do
- swim
- [countable]
the person who sets the speed at which everyone in a boat rows （指揮船上其他槳手的）尾槳手 - [countable, usually singular] (especially British English)
an act of moving your hand gently over a surface, usually several times 輕撫；撫摩 - [countable]
a mark made by moving a pen, brush, etc. once across a surface 一筆；一畫；筆畫 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. 他們大筆一揮，就把成千上萬的人排除在福利制度之外。
Extra ExamplesShe caught his likeness with a few bold brush strokes. 她幾筆粗線條就大體勾勒出了他的模樣。 - (figurative)
I will outline in broad strokes our main ideas. 我將粗略概述一下我們的主要觀點。
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 鐘聲；鳴；敲
hitting movement擊打動作
action行動
illness疾病
in swimming/rowing遊泳；劃船
gentle touch撫摩
of pen/brush筆；刷子
of clock鐘
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 擾亂某人；使某人亂了方寸 My speech was going well until I was put off my stroke by an interruption. 我的演講進行得很順利，直到被打斷而推遲了。