/straɪk ||; straɪk/verb (
past tense past participle struck /strʌk
||; strʌk/)
1 [T] (formal 正式) to hit sb/sth 打；击: The stone struck her on the head. 石头击中她的头部。The boat struck a rock and began to sink. 船撞上礁石，开始下沉。 ☞ Hit is more common The stone hit her on the head. hit较常用：The stone hit her on the head.石头击中她的头部。
2 [I,T] to attack and harm sb/sth suddenly 突袭 · The earthquake struck Kobe in 1995. 1995年神户突然发生地震。The building had been struck by lightning. 建筑物被闪电击中。
3 [I] to stop work as a protest 罢工: The workers voted to strike for more money. 工人们投票决定罢工争取加薪。
4 [T] strike sb (as sth) to give sb a particular impression 给某人（某种印象）: Does anything here strike you as unusual? 你觉得这里有什么不寻常吗？He strikes me as a very caring man. 我觉得他是个很有爱心的人。
5 [T] (used about a thought or an idea) to come suddenly into sb's mind （指想法）突然在脑里出现: It suddenly struck me that she would be the ideal person for the job. 我突然想到她十分适合做那件工作。
6 [T] to produce fire by rubbing sth, especially a match, on a surface 擦出火（尤指划火柴）: She struck a match and lit her cigarette. 她划火柴点着香烟。
7 [I,T] (used about a clock) to ring a bell so that people know what time it is （指钟）敲响报时: The clock struck eight (= 8 o'clock). 钟敲了八下（八点钟了）。
8 [T] to discover gold, oil, etc in the ground 发现（黄金、石油等）
strike a balance (between A and B) to find a middle way between two extremes 找到折中办法
strike a bargain (with sb) to make an agreement with sb （和某人）达成协议
within striking distance near enough to be reached or attacked easily 在可到达或攻击的距离内
strike back to attack sb/sth that has attacked you 反击
strike up sth (with sb) to start a conversation or friendship with sb （与某人）攀谈，结交