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strike

Word family 
strike1 /straɪk/ ●●● S3 W3 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp struck /strʌk/)
1  hit 擊,打 [transitiveT] writtenHIT/BUMP INTO to hit or fall against the surface of something 打，擊，撞
She fell heavily, striking her head against the side of the boat.
她重重地摔倒，頭撞在船舷上。
A snowball struck him on the back of the head.
一個雪球打中了他的後腦勺。
Several cars were struck by falling trees.
幾輛車被倒下的樹砸中。
The last rays of the setting sun struck the windows.
落日的最後一縷陽光照在窗戶上。
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In everyday English, people usually say hit rather than strike: 在日常英語中,人們通常說 hit ,而不說 strike
I hit my head on the shelf.
我的頭撞到架子上了。
He was hit by a rock.
他被石塊擊中。
2  hit with hand/weapon etc 用手/武器等打擊 [transitiveT] formalHIT to deliberately hit someone or something with your hand or a weapon 〔用手或武器〕打，擊
She struck him hard across the face.
她重重打了他一記耳光。
strike something with something
The victim had been struck with some kind of wooden implement.
受害人遭到某種木器的擊打。
Paul struck him a blow to the head.
保羅在他頭上一擊。
The assassin’s bullet struck home (=hit exactly where it should).
暗殺者的子彈正中目標。
► see thesaurus at hit
3  thought/idea 想法/主意 [transitiveT]THINK something/HAVE A THOUGHT if something strikes you, you think of it, notice it, or realize that it is important, interesting, true etc 突然出現〔在腦子裏〕，突然被意識到[想到]
A rather worrying thought struck me.
我腦子裏突然出現一個頗令我擔憂的想法。
The first thing that struck me was the fact that there were no other women present.
我首先意識到沒有其他女性到場。
it strikes somebody (that)
It struck her that losing the company might be the least of her worries.
她突然意識到失去公司或許是她最不用擔心的一件事。
be struck by something
You can’t help being struck by her kindness.
你禁不住要爲她的善良而感動。
n GRAMMAR: Using the progressive
Strike is not used in the progressive in this meaning. You say:
It strikes me that they are similar.
✗Don’t say: It is striking me that they are similar.
4  strike somebody as (being) something SEEMto seem to have a particular quality or feature 給某人以某種印象
His jokes didn’t strike Jack as being very funny.
他的笑話並沒讓傑克覺得很好笑。
it strikes somebody as strange/odd etc that
It struck me as odd that the man didn’t introduce himself before he spoke.
我感到很奇怪，那個男人在講話之前竟然不作自我介紹。
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strike somebody as (being) something• Alan and I used to fight - but that was just little boys striking out.• They hoped that the very talk of a general strike would act as a restraining influence on militarism.• Surely these folks were great pals but that strikes me as a strange way to show it.• Jocasta struck him as a typical Hollywood brat, neglected, indulged, selfish and forced to grow up too fast.• Mr. West struck me as a very good businessman.• It all struck Tish as an exciting ride.• She struck me as being a horror in the play.• His arguments struck us as completely ridiculous.• Thus the strike came as no surprise to those involved.• It did strike me as somewhat odd that Ellen would wait so long in life to discover her true orientation.
5  stop work 罷工 [intransitiveI]STOP WORKING/GO ON STRIKE if a group of workers strike, they stop working as a protest against something relating to their work, for example how much they are paid, bad working conditions etc 罷工
In many countries, the police are forbidden to strike.
在很多國家，警察是禁止罷工的。
strike for
They’re striking for the right to have their trade union recognized in law.
他們正在罷工爭取讓他們的工會在法律上得到承認。
6  attack 襲擊 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]ATTACK to attack someone, especially suddenly 猛然攻擊，突然襲擊
The killer might strike again.
兇手可能會再次作案。
Guerrillas struck a UN camp, killing 75.
遊擊隊突襲了一個聯合國難民營，造成75人死亡。
Opponents of the war say that civilian villages have been struck several times.
反戰人士說平民村莊屢遭襲擊。
7  harm 傷害 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to damage or harm someone or something 傷害；危害
strike at
The law would strike at the most basic of civil rights.
這項法令會侵犯最基本的公民權利。
Such prejudices strike right at the heart of any notions of a civilized society.
這樣的偏見直接傷及文明社會理念的核心。
strike a blow at/against/to something
The scandal seemed to have struck a mortal blow to the government’s chances of re-election.
這樁醜聞似乎已給政府連任的希望造成致命的打擊。
8  STH bad happens 不好的事發生 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HAPPEN if something bad strikes, it suddenly happens or suddenly begins to affect someone 突然發生〔某種不幸〕；突然對（某人）有壞的影響
The plague struck again for the third time that century.
瘟疫再次爆發，是那個世紀的第三次了。
Everything seemed to be going fine when suddenly disaster struck.
一切看起來都很正常，但這時災難突然發生了。
→ stricken► see thesaurus at happen
9  strike a balance (between something) EQUALto give the correct amount of importance or attention to two separate things 在…之間達到平衡，兩者兼顧
He was finding it difficult to strike a balance between his family and his work.
他覺得家庭和工作兩者很難兼顧。
It isn’t always easy to strike the right balance.
做到兩者兼顧並非總是很容易。
Examples from the Corpus
strike a balance (between something)• He decided to strike a balance.• The problem of the Volunteer is to strike a balance.• In the staffroom, they talk of trying to strike a balance between children seeing teachers as friends, and being over-familiar.• Eastin is trying to strike a balance between family life and her work.• Accounts receivable management requires striking a balance between the cost of extending credit and the benefit received from extending credit.• No one can insure against all eventualities and so you strike a balance between the re- and pro- active aspects of your work.• How they strike a balance between the two is at the heart of corporate strategy.• The courts have to try to strike a balance between the two.• Effective organizations will strike a balance that allows them not only to accept uncertainty but to take advantage of it.
10  strike a bargain/deal AGREEto agree to do something for someone if they do something for you 達成協議/交易
There are rumors that the president struck a private deal with the corporation’s chairman.
有傳言稱總裁和公司董事長已經私下裏達成協議。
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strike a bargain/deal• Historically, an exchange was a physical thing; a room or building where people met to gather information and strike bargains.• Orlando, Florida, even struck a deal in which a developer built a new city hall.• So we struck a bargain, or at least I thought we had.• Ascend recently struck a deal to sell equipment to Pac Bell.• Buyer and seller strike a bargain with each individual purchase.• The plant strikes a bargain with its emissary.• The company initially had struck a deal with Motorola.• He struck a deal with the International Postal Union and received a copy of every stamp issued anywhere in the world.
11  strike a happy/cheerful/cautious etc note EXPRESSto express a particular feeling or attitude 表達出高興/振奮/謹慎等的感情[態度]
The article struck a conciliatory note.
那篇文章表達了和解的姿態。
Moderate Republicanism appeared to strike exactly the right note with the voters (=be what the people wanted).
溫和的共和黨政綱似乎正好符合選民的心意。
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strike ... the right note• Ranging wide over ancient aphorisms, Professor Noel Dilly struck precisely the right note of scepticism, receptivity and curiosity.• That would have the merit of simplicity, but would it strike the right note socially?
12  strike a chord AGREEto say or do something that other people agree with or have sympathy with 引起共鳴，打動
strike a chord with
Their story is bound to strike a chord with all parents.
他們的故事一定會引起所有父母的共鳴。
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strike a chord• Obviously, their messages have struck a chord among voters in Arizona and New Hampshire.• The plight of Gerald McClellan struck a chord in Jones.• Basically, it's something that strikes a chord in the heart.• For a nostalgia that still strikes a chord today, here he is.• A specific element which has struck a chord with community educators is the encouragement to involve parents.• Alison's story is extreme, but many of the things she says will strike a chord with other girls.• I believe that most of the incidents that I have described will strike a chord with the vast majority of black people.
13. strike a match LIGHTto produce a flame from a match by rubbing it hard across a rough surface 劃火柴
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strike a match• Eulah Mae saw her sharply strike a match against a square match box to light a cigarette over a fresh beer.• She struck a match and blew it out.• Some one struck a match at the open door of the landing bedroom.• She was so cold that she struck a match for warmth.• He took one of the smaller candles and, striking a match, held it to the wick.• It's like striking a match, Meg.• Four Negro GIs went apeshit striking matches on sleek bottoms.• She had so obviously struck a match with some one else.
14  strike gold/oil etc FIND
to find a supply of gold, oil etc in the ground or under the sea 〔尤指經過挖掘〕找到黃金/石油等
If they strike oil, drilling will begin early next year.
如果他們找到石油，明年年初就要開始鑽井。
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strike gold/oil etc• Oxford City Women's cross country team has struck gold.• That's where I struck gold.• Within a week of returning he had struck gold.• Twigg, the reigning world champ in pursuit, should strike gold again.• They struck gold in Kalgorlie in 1893. 100 years on and they're celebrating another major rush.• It was like striking gold or falling rapturously in love: he possessed secret knowledge that his Germantown friends could scarcely imagine.• If they do strike oil, there will be another test well in about a year's time.• You really have struck gold there.
15  strike gold informal to do something that makes you a lot of money 發大財，暴富
Jackie eventually struck gold with her third novel.
傑姬終於靠她的第三本小說發了大財。
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strike gold• Oxford City Women's cross country team has struck gold.• That's where I struck gold.• Within a week of returning he had struck gold.• Twigg, the reigning world champ in pursuit, should strike gold again.• They struck gold in Kalgorlie in 1893. 100 years on and they're celebrating another major rush.• It was like striking gold or falling rapturously in love: he possessed secret knowledge that his Germantown friends could scarcely imagine.• You really have struck gold there.
16  lightning 閃電 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DAMAGE if lightning strikes something, it hits and damages it 〔閃電〕擊中，擊毀
The temple burned down after it was struck by lightning last year.
那座廟宇去年遭雷擊後燒毀了。
→ lightning never strikes twice at lightning1
17  strike a blow for somebody/something HELPto do something to help achieve a principle or aim 維護某人/某事物
It’s time we struck a blow for women’s rights.
我們該起來維護婦女權利了。
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strike a blow for somebody/something• They were certainly striking a blow for short people.• Little Bill in drag strikes a blow for the downtrodden girls.• Some one ought to strike a blow for women and show this vain man that he was utterly resistible!
18  be within striking distance NEAR
a) to be close enough to reach a place easily 〔某地〕近在咫尺
By now, they were within striking distance of the shore.
現在他們離海岸很近了。
b) to be very close to achieving something 非常靠近 〔某物〕；即將實現〔某目標〕
The French team are within striking distance of the world record.
法國隊離世界紀錄只有咫尺之遙。
Examples from the Corpus
be within striking distance• He hadn't, but, looking at the map, Branson could see they were within striking distance.• We are within striking distance of our goal.• At least then she would know that the oyster skiffs were within striking distance of the shore.• Besides, we might be within striking distance of the well, a place to camp if necessary.
19. strike it rich RICHto suddenly make a lot of money 暴富
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strike it rich• And they could strike it rich!• For a time he really thought he was going to strike it rich.• Like 49ers infected with gold fever, big communications companies are rushing to the Internet with dreams of striking it rich.• Small companies strike it rich by going public on the stock exchange.• Efficient-market believers could strike it rich if they could persuade people to give up.• Wang told his people that hundreds of them would strike it rich if they followed his marketing techniques.• They're hoping to strike it rich in Las Vegas.• A camp that strikes it rich in the middle of a depression speaks as urgently to the well-trained as to the untrained.
20  strike it lucky British EnglishBrE to be very lucky, especially when you were not expecting to 交好運
We struck it lucky in Bangkok, where we were told there were some extra seats on the plane that night.
我們在曼谷運氣很好，他們告訴我們當晚飛機上還有一些座位。
Examples from the Corpus
strike it lucky• But whereas Errol struck it lucky, spare a thought for Instonian Neil Cooke.
21  clock 時鐘 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TIME/WHAT TIME IS IT if a clock strikes one, two, six etc, its bell makes a sound once, twice, six etc times according to what time it is 敲（鐘），報（時）
The church clock began to strike twelve.
教堂的鐘開始敲響12點。
strike the hour (=strike when it is exactly one o'clock, two o'clock etc) 整點報時
22  gain advantage 獲得優勢 [intransitiveI]ADVANTAGE to do something that gives you an advantage over your opponent in a fight, competition etc 〔在爭鬥、競爭等中〕取得先機
Brazil struck first with a goal in the third minute.
巴西隊第三分鐘先射入一球取得先機。
23  strike home EFFECT/INFLUENCEif something that you say strikes home, it has exactly the effect on someone that you intended 産生預期的效果
She saw the emotion in her father’s face and knew her words had struck home.
她看到父親臉上的表情，就知道她的話奏效了。
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strike home• And then those two words struck home.• Some of the things Edgar had said had struck home.• That was a shot in the dark, but judging from the expression on his face it struck home.• The simple idea that resources ought to be concentrated in areas where unemployment is highest has struck home.• Young soccer star Stephen Kilgour strikes home a penalty shot during the interval at Darlington's home match on Saturday.• It must have struck home in some way.• The flinty look in Pargeter's face told Dexter that Blanche had struck home in some way.
24  strike terror/fear into somebody’s heart FRIGHTENEDto make someone feel very frightened 使某人感到恐懼/害怕
The word ‘cancer’ still strikes terror into many hearts.
“癌症”一詞仍然使很多人心生恐懼。
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strike terror/fear into somebody’s heart• The Slav opposition collapsed almost immediately, as if the very name of Charles had struck terror into their hearts.• Every crisis would strike terror into the hearts of people everywhere.• Believe me, all those cannon, mortars and volley guns should strike fear into the heart of the enemy.• Nothing here to strike fear into the hearts of the people.• The very physical description of the Huns proved sufficient in and of itself to strike terror into the hearts of their enemies.
25  strike a pose/attitude STANDto stand or sit with your body in a particular position 以某種姿勢站[坐]；擺姿勢
Malcolm struck his usual pose: hands in pockets, shoulders hunched.
馬爾科姆擺出慣常的姿勢: 雙手插在口袋裏，聳起雙肩。
Examples from the Corpus
strike a pose/attitude• Sometimes, striking an attitude against an Italianate blue sky, Wandsworth looked magnificent.
26. be struck dumb SAY#to suddenly be unable to talk, usually because you are very surprised or shocked 〔通常因爲吃驚或震驚而〕說不出話來 → dumbstruck
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be struck dumb• I was told it was Duart was struck dumb.• One edged remark, and she would be struck dumb.• At times 25,000-plus onlookers were struck dumb by tension and anticipation, a hiccup resounding like a roar.• Once again I was struck dumb by the mystery of the world.• No wonder the computer wizards were struck dumb by the place; the narcissistic attraction must have been overwhelming.• Amy was struck dumb. Was it possible that her own son had deceived her?• When he arrived at the scene of the disaster, he was struck dumb with horror and amazement.
27  be struck with horror/terror/awe etc to suddenly feel very afraid, shocked etc 突然感到驚恐/恐懼/敬畏等
As she began to speak to him, she was struck with shyness.
她開口和他說話時，感到十分害羞。
28. strike while the iron is hot CHANCE/OPPORTUNITYto do something immediately rather than waiting until a later time when you are less likely to succeed 趁熱打鐵，把握時機行事
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strike while the iron is hot• Don't wait until tomorrow before you tell him, strike while the iron is hot!• So, it should strike while the iron is hot and go to the country as soon as possible.
29  strike somebody dead to kill someone 殺死某人
May God strike me dead if I’m telling a lie!
如果我在說謊，上帝讓我不得好死！
 PHRASAL VERBS
Examples from the Corpus
strike• The flight attendants are threatening to strike.• It is always devastating when this illness strikes.• It's like striking a match, Meg.• Most people were fast asleep when the hurricane struck at 4.05 pm.• The gang has struck at several homes in Monaghan, Cavan and Armagh stealing money from pensioners.• A house nearby had been struck by a falling tree.• In the final analysis, the Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision struck down the first display and upheld the second one.• The Cardinals struck first with two touchdowns in the first quarter.• Teachers were not striking for higher pay, but for higher standards in education.• He struck her across the face and broke her nose.• Her husband had never struck her before.• It struck her one day, when she was walking home from school, that she hadn't thought about her weight for over a month.• The ball struck him in the face.• Morris struck his drum, and the band started to march down the street.• Female workers are often more reluctant than men to strike in order to get what they want.• Her arrow was the first to strike it.• This strikes me as just as arrogant and insular as would be a judgment pronounced on a ghetto kid.• My mother was always asking questions, and it struck me as odd that she didn't ask one on this occasion.• I looked around the glittering room and it struck me that I was probably the poorest person there.• It just struck me - you must have been in the same class as my brother.• The London Planetarium no longer strikes one with quite the same sense of awe, because planetariums are no longer new.• The court heard that the defendant had struck Payne repeatedly in the face, causing serious bruising.• Evidence shows that the victim had been struck several times with an iron bar.• Lightning struck the barn and set it on fire.• He began with the departure from Troy and the storm that struck the Fleet.• In anger, he struck the wall with a stick.• The clock had just struck two.
struck ... a blow• After the darkness and coolness the light and heat struck him like a blow.• Finally he got dressed and went out to get a paper, and the bright sunlight outside struck him like a blow.• For the prosecution case to stand, it will be necessary to prove that Lenny McLean struck the fatal blow.• The guard made a point of gazing into the distance as he struck his blows.• Yet with their very first attack, the visitors struck a cruel blow.• But Kevin Curren struck some crucial blows - runs that Warwickshire could ill afford to concede at this stage of the match.• On eight minutes Armagh outhalf Simon Willis struck the first blow with a simple penalty.
it strikes somebody (that)• It suddenly struck me that I hadn't spoken to Debbie in months.• But it strikes me that this is really the view of people who don't have them.• Look, come and make yourself useful, because it strikes me that this is the day, and the hour practically.• Yet it strikes me that the real story of blacks in the eighties is not about a quest for political access.
strike at• Hernias vary in size from a golf ball to a football and can strike at any age.• Consequently, for instance, coins of the Empress Placidia were struck at Aquileia and at Rome from the same dies.• The strike at Grunwick Photoprocessing is exceptional in many ways.• Are you naturally more cautious, preferring to test the strength of your enemy before striking at his weak points?• Sometimes a particularly bold individual will risk a real attack, swooping in from behind the owl and striking at its plumage.• In both matinees, they played polite, uninspired hockey, allowing the opposition too many easy strikes at Ranford.• Fighter bombers struck at the presidential palace.• Catastrophe strikes at the worst possible moment.• No one strikes at their interests and walks away unharmed.
disaster struck• His lead had stretched to half a minute on the soaking track when disaster struck.• It turned out that they had barely begun their quest before disaster struck.• It was while he was thus engaged in the Plaza of Broken Moons that disaster struck.• On the final turn, however, disaster struck.• Whenever I did this and substituted whoever was handy for the person I was attracted to, disaster struck.• In November of 1974, because of the oil crisis, disaster struck Tarrytown.• Once again, disaster struck the party, with nothing but benefits for Daley.• However, disaster struck when he was 11 years old.
struck by lightning• This compares with 8 for air travel, 100 for child bearing and 0.6 for being struck by lightning.• A businessman walking to his car was struck by lightning and critically injured as co-workers watched in awe.• Travelling home one night in a violent storm, Polly was struck by lightning and had to be destroyed.• In that moment of truth she wanted to be struck by lightning and reduced to smouldering ashes.• There were torrential rains, rivers burst their banks and flooded standing crops, churches were struck by lightning in heavy thunderstorms.• So we are 60 times more likely to be struck by lightning than to die from salmonella!• A man struck by lightning was awake and alert Friday, but had no memory of the flash that knocked him unconscious.
strike the hour• The tower bell was beginning to strike the hour.• It has no dial or hands but strikes the hours.• Then he lay trembling on his stone bed and listened to the clock striking the hours.• We stand with them for the last gloomy minutes till the clock strikes the hour.
Related topics: Gas, coal, oil, Other sports
strike2 ●●● S3 W2 noun
1  not working 不工作 [countableC, uncountableU]STOP WORKING/GO ON STRIKE a period of time when a group of workers deliberately stop working because of a disagreement about pay, working conditions etc 罷工；罷市
The government has promised that the army will be called in to help if there is a firemen’s strike.
政府承諾，如消防員罷工，就將調軍隊來協助。
strike by
a six-week strike by railway workers
鐵路工人爲期六周的罷工
strike over
a strike over pay cuts
因爲減薪引起的罷工
strike against
a national strike against mine closures
反對礦場關閉的全國大罷工
2  attack 打擊,攻擊 [countableC]ATTACK a military attack, especially by planes dropping bombs 軍事打擊〔尤指空襲〕
strike against/on
a surprise air strike on military targets
對軍事目標的突然空襲
American aircraft carriers have launched several strikes.
美國的航空母艦發動了數次襲擊。
→ first strike
3  discovery 發現 [countableC usually singular]TPG the discovery of something valuable under the ground 〔地下珍貴東西的〕意外發現
an oil strike
石油的發現
4  two/three strikes against somebody/something American EnglishAmE a condition or situation that makes it extremely difficult for someone or something to be successful 某人/某事處於十分不利的地位；某人/某事很難獲得成功
Children from poor backgrounds have two strikes against them by the time they begin school.
貧困家庭的孩子在入學時便處於劣勢。
Examples from the Corpus
two/three strikes against somebody/something• For the younger pilots, I had two strikes against me before I even began that were impossible to overcome.• Generally, unless batters have two strikes against them, Bosley doesn't want them to swing at high strikes.
5. baseball 棒球 [countableC] an attempt to hit the ball in baseball that fails, or a ball that is thrown to the batter in the correct area but is not hit 〔棒球〕擊球未中；好球
6. bowling 保齡球DSO [countableC] a situation in bowling in which you knock down all the pins (=bottle-shaped objects) with a ball on your first attempt 〔保齡球〕一擊全倒，全中
→ hunger strike, lightning strike
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
be (out) on strike 在罷工
Teachers are on strike again this week.
本周教師再次罷課。
go on strike/come out on strike (=start a strike) 舉行罷工
An estimated 70,000 public sector workers went on strike.
約有七萬名公營部門工作人員舉行罷工。
begin a strike 開始罷工
Dock workers began a 24-hour strike last night.
昨晚碼頭工人開始了24小時罷工。
call a strike (=tell people to strike) 號召舉行罷工
The union threatened to call a strike.
工會威脅要號召工人罷工。
stage a strike (=organize a short strike) 組織罷工
Health workers will stage a two-day strike next week.
下周醫護人員將組織爲期兩天的罷工。
end/call off a strike (=decide not to continue with it) 結束罷工
nThe strike was called off two days later.
break a strike (=force workers to end it) 強迫結束罷工
nAttempts to break the strike failed.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + strike
a one-day/two-week etc strike 爲期一天的/兩周等的罷工
A three-day strike is planned for next week.
計劃下周舉行爲期三天的罷工。
an indefinite strike (=with no end planned) 無限期罷工
Workers at the processing plant have begun an indefinite strike.
加工廠工人開始無限期罷工。
na long strike
Most teachers wouldn’t be in favour of a long strike.
a general strike (=when workers from most industries strike) 總罷工,大罷工
They threatened to call a general strike.
他們威脅要發動大罷工。
a national/nationwide strike (=all over the country) 全國性罷工
nIn April 1984 the National Union of Mineworkers called a national strike.
nan all-out strike British EnglishBrE (=when all the workers in a factory, industry etc strike)
The dockers voted for an all-out strike.
a rail/coal/postal etc strike (=affecting the rail/coal etc industry) 鐵路/煤礦/郵政等工人罷工
nA rail strike would cause enormous public inconvenience.
a miners’/teachers’/pilots’ etc strike (=by miners, teachers etc) 礦工罷工/教師罷課/飛行員罷飛等
nThe transport workers’ strike inflicted serious damage on the economy.
an unofficial strike (=not organized by a trade union) 非正式罷工,非工會支持的罷工
nSome workers had been sacked for taking part in unofficial strikes.
a wildcat strike (=without any warning) 突發的罷工
nLegislation to curb wildcat strikes will be introduced during the coming parliamentary session.
nan all-out strike (=in which all the workers have stopped working completely)
The company faces an all-out strike next month.
na bitter strike (=with angry feelings between workers and managers)
The miners finally returned to work at the end of a long, bitter strike.
na damaging/crippling strike (=having a bad effect on an industry)
The company now faces the prospect of a crippling strike.
strike + NOUN
strike action (=a strike) 罷工行動
Hospital workers have voted in favour of strike action.
醫院職工投票贊成罷工。
a strike call (=when a group asks people to strike) 舉行罷工的號召
nThe ANC estimated that more than 4,000,000 people heeded its strike call.
a strike ballot British EnglishBrE (=when workers vote on whether to strike) 決定是否罷工的投票
nThe union is going to hold a strike ballot.
COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘go on a strike’. Say go on strike.
不要說 ‘go on a strike’。 而要說 go on strike。
n THESAURUS
strike [countableC] a period of time when a group of workers stop working because of a disagreement about pay, working conditions etc
A teachers’ strike has been announced for next week.
The rail strike has resulted in major delays on roads across the country.
industrial action [uncountableU] British EnglishBrE activities such as strikes, or doing less work than usual, as a way of trying to persuade an employer to improve pay, conditions etc
Lecturers voted to take industrial action over their workload.
Prison officers have threatened industrial action.
stoppage [countableC] British EnglishBrE, work stoppage American EnglishAmE a short strike, especially one that lasts for one day
Customs officers will return to work today after a twenty-four hour stoppage.
go-slow [countableC] British EnglishBrE a period of time when a group of workers deliberately work more slowly than usual as a way of protesting about pay, conditions etc
The hospital go-slow comes into effect tomorrow.
The union carried out strikes and go-slows in support of a wage claim.
Examples from the Corpus
strike• The offices were closed by a strike that lasted two months.• When union bosses called a strike in protest over low pay, the response was overwhelming.• The bomb strike took place on a camp near Krek.• Typical damage caused by a boom strike.• In the long run, the outcome of the Delphi Chassis strike could be less important than the walkout itself.• Following a general strike and calls for his resignation, the President was arrested on 26 March.• A memorable strike from Paul Scholes and a deserved goal for the influential David Beckham completed a routine day for the champions.• Since the miners' strike, thirty of the mines in the area have been closed.• nuclear strike capability• Shipbuilders and dockers were solidly in favour of strike action in support of their claim.• The roads were a nightmare as commuters were hit by a rail strike.• The rebels launched a retaliatory strike.• The settlement came after a week of escalating pressures on both sides to end the strike.• At first, they hated the strike.• The administration has officially asked transportation workers to call off their strike.• Barnett ruled a two-strike pitch from Shawn Boskie was a called third strike.
strike against/on• But it can also strike on the potential for tension between bringing out individuality and creating conformity.• She had been struck on the back of the head and strangled, said Mr Wakerley.• He himself, by the surprise carrier strike on Pearl Harbor, had set an example which the enemy might follow.• It was a pre-emptive strike against attempts to rewrite and water down his proposals in the months ahead.• He reportedly staged a hunger strike on May 24 in support of the demand for a Constitutional Assembly.• military strikes on specific targets• When they went on strike against the landlords in 1908, blood flowed in Parma.• He was struck on the head with a club.
From Longman Business Dictionary
strikestrike1 /straɪk/ noun [countableC]HUMAN RESOURCES
a period of time during which a group of workers deliberately stop working because of a disagreement about pay, working conditions etc (strike2)
a one-day postal strike
Female staff have gone on strike for equal pay.
Staff held a two-hour strike.
Lorry drivers have been on strike for three weeks.
An industrial dispute British EnglishBrE/labour dispute British EnglishBrE/labor dispute American EnglishAmE is a disagreement between managers and workers of a company, sometimes resulting in a strike. If workers want to protest against their employer, they may take various forms of industrial action, such as going on strike or striking, a go slow (=when workers deliberately work as slowly as possible), or working to rule British EnglishBrE/working to contract American EnglishAmE (=doing their job less quickly or effectively than normal, but without breaking the employer’s rules or the terms of their contract). A walkout is an occasion when workers stop working and leave their office or factory as a protest. A lock-out is when people are prevented from entering their place of work until they have agreed to accept the conditions set down by their employer. During a strike, there is often a picket line (=group of workers) who stand outside the factory or place where they work in order to protest about something and to ask other people not to go to work. In the UK, if workers in one factory or company strike to support the striking workers in a different factory or company, this is known as secondary action, which has been illegal since 1980.
→ all-out strike → general strike → lightning strike → official strike → sit-down strike → sympathy strike → token strike → unofficial strike → wildcat strike
strikestrike2 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp struck /strʌk/)
1[intransitiveI]HUMAN RESOURCES to deliberately stop working for a time because of a disagreement about pay, working conditions etc
In many countries, police officers are forbidden to strike.
strike for
Dock workers are striking for more pay.
2strike a deal/bargainCOMMERCE to make an agreement with someone
The US and China have recently struck a deal over trade.
He was trying to strike a deal with an American corporation to build a hotel in the mountains.
3strike gold/oil etc to suddenly find gold, oil etc, especially after you have been looking for it for some time
→ strike off
→ strike out
Origin strike1
Old English strican “to touch lightly, go”

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