strokes

英 [strəʊks]

美 [stroʊks]

n.  击球(动作); (打、击等的)一下，一击; 划水动作; 划桨动作
v.  轻抚，抚摩(动物的毛皮); 抚摩(物体表面或头发等); 轻挪; 轻触; 轻拭
stroke的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 轻抚;抚摩
  If youstrokesomeone or something, you move your hand slowly and gently over them.
  1. Carla, curled up on the sofa, was smoking a cigarette and stroking her cat...
     卡拉正蜷缩在沙发上，一边吸着烟，一边轻抚着她的猫咪。
  2. She walked forward and embraced him and stroked his tousled white hair.
     她走上前拥抱他并轻抚他凌乱的白发。
• N-COUNT 中风;脑卒中
  If someone has astroke, a blood vessel in their brain bursts or becomes blocked, which may kill them or make them unable to move one side of their body.
  1. He had a minor stroke in 1987, which left him partly paralysed.
     他 1987 年曾患轻度中风，之后就半身不遂了。
• N-COUNT (铅笔、刷子的)一笔，一挥，笔画
  Thestrokesof a pen or brush are the movements or marks that you make with it when you are writing or painting.
  1. Fill in gaps by using short, upward strokes of the pencil.
     用铅笔向上短短地勾画几道来填充空白。
• N-COUNT 划水动作;划桨动作;(游泳或划船的)一次划水
  When you are swimming or rowing, yourstrokesare the repeated movements that you make with your arms or the oars.
  1. I turned and swam a few strokes further out to sea...
     我转身向海里又游了几下。
  2. The boatmen accompany the stroke of their oars with the sound of their voices.
     船夫们一边划桨一边喊号子。
• N-COUNT 游泳姿势;游法
  A swimmingstrokeis a particular style or method of swimming.
  1. She spent hours practising the breast stroke.
     她花了数小时练习蛙泳。
• N-COUNT 钟声;鸣;敲
  Thestrokesof a clock are the sounds that indicate each hour.
  1. On the stroke of 12, fireworks suddenly exploded into the night.
     12 点的钟声刚敲响，焰火便在夜空中绽放。
• N-COUNT 击球(动作);一击;一抽
  In sports such as tennis, baseball, cricket, and golf, astrokeis the action of hitting the ball.
  1. Compton was sending the ball here, there, and everywhere with each stroke.
     康普顿一会将球打到这里，一会打到那里，每一拍的落点都不同。
• N-SING 一件(幸运的)事
  A stroke ofluck or good fortune is something lucky that happens.
  1. It didn't rain, which turned out to be a stroke of luck.
     天没下雨，结果成了件幸事。
• N-SING (灵感的)突发;(天才的)一举
  A stroke ofgenius or inspiration is a very good idea that someone suddenly has.
  1. At the time, his appointment seemed a stroke of genius.
     当时，对他的任命犹如神来之笔。
• PHRASE 一下子;一举
  If something happensat a strokeorin one stroke, it happens suddenly and completely because of one single action.
  1. The disease wiped out 40 million rabbits at a stroke...
     该疾病一下子就使 4,000 万只兔子丧命。
  2. How can Britain reduce its prison population in one stroke?
     英国如何能一下子减少其监狱服刑人数?
• PHRASE 动一动;干一点
  If someone does notdo a stroke ofwork, they are very lazy and do no work at all.
  1. I never did a stroke of work at college.
     我在上大学时懒得要命。

双语例句

• More and more studies show that it can also lead to strokes and heart attacks.
  越来越多的研究表明，它还可能导致中风和心脏病发作。
• The character 王 has four strokes.
  “王”字的笔画有四个。
• High homocysteine levels have been linked to heart attacks and strokes.
  高半胱氨酸中的血压过高可以导致心脏病和中风。
• Scientists are developing a pill to stop people suffering heart attacks and strokes.
  科学家们正在研制一种药片，它能使人们免受心脏病发作和卒中的痛苦。
• If people are identified early, inexpensive treatment is available to prevent many heart attacks and strokes.
  如果在早期确定了这些人群，就可用廉价的治疗方法来预防许多心脏病发作和中风的发生。
• The character 人 is made up of two strokes.
  “人”字两画。
• The study focused on two kinds of strokes: hemorrhagic and ischemic.
  研究针对两种中风：出血性和缺血性。
• Through brush strokes I depict the changes in his psychology and pulse.
  我通过笔触描述他心理和脉搏的变化。
• The cursive script requires linkage between strokes.
  草书讲究连写。
• The character “王” is composed of one vertical and three horizontal strokes.
  “王”字的写法是三横一竖。