HIT SB/STH 77; W.fi. 1 [VN] (formal) to hit sb/sth hard

or with force if; fit; fi if; : The ship struck a

rock. j|&MSI To 0 The child ran into the road and was struck by a car. j£7j?g£ij7 o 0 The tree was struck by lightning. 0 He fell, striking

his head on the edge of the table. ftfe}$#iJ7,

±«, 0 The stone struck her on the forehead, fi A 7 7 4tfe ' <=> note at hit 2 (formal) to hit sb/sth with your hand or a weapon \J; 7: [VN] She struck him in the face. 4ifejg 7 ftfe — ft ft „. 0 He struck the table with his fist, fife 7 # -fi 7 7 o 0 Who struck the /irst blow

(= started the fight)? JlitAsftT-lft? [also VNN]

► KICK/HIT BALL ffi / 7 3 [VN] (formal) to hit or kick a

ball, etc. 7 7 , {£§ ( )' : He walked up to the

penalty spot and struck the ball firmly into the back of the net. filialfclMA^o

► ATTACK Xjt 7 4 [V] to attack sb/sth, especially suddenly

A 7; lit 7: The lion crouched ready to strike. M 7 M tiff o O Police fear that the killer may strike again. .

► OF DISASTER/DISEASE ‘)U$,\ 5 to happen suddenly

and have a harmful or damaging effect on sb/sth ff It; fUA: [V] Two days later tragedy struck. WX/77iiJ ti.To o [VN] The area was struck by an outbreak of cholera: IP-JfeK**:£7ftSL.

► THOUGHT/IDEA/IMPRESSION « X : ⁶ (not

used in the progressive tenses 7 7 fi 7) (of a

thought or an idea A) to come into sb’s mind

suddenly ^Mfi] ; —T7&&; Mite \fc$\: [VN] An awful thought has just struck me. Rij 7 HS[ 7 M $ |X] M — 7 af A ₀ 0 / was struck by her resemblance to

my aunt. MMMff ₀ 0 [VN wh-] It

suddenly struck me how we could improve the situation.

7 ~ sb (as sth) to

give sb a particular impression ( J£AtX- ) it

( X£A ) [VN] His reaction struck me as odd. fife (ft

0 How does the idea strike you?

7 ± M. A 'a 7- ? 0 She strikes me as a very efficient person, tflll, 4ftj|7M7^W A<> 0 [VN (that)] JTt strikes me that nobody is really in favour of the changes.

► OF LIGHT A 8 [VN] to fall on a surface M7--7; Mff: The windows sparkled as the sun struck the glass. K AM

► DUMB/DEAF/BLIND * ; A ; 17 9 [VN-ADJ] [usually passive]

to put sb suddenly into a particular state ^I®Bt{<l&h7ll 4k &: to be struck dumb/deaf/blind H7 if 7 7 ift 7

7/D/f7M/#7E

► OF WORKERS I . A 10 [V] ~ (for sth) to refuse to work as

a protest H-X: The union has voted to strike for a pay increase of 6%. ‘^7jJ0§r6%_o o

Striking workers picketed the factory. [gXl!H)XA7X7

► MATCH A ^ 11 to rub sth such as a match against a surface so that it produces a flame; to produce a flame when rubbed against a rough surface W,, $J ( A ^ ) ;

77 ( AM ) : [VN] to strike a match on a wall 7HI7 A ^ 0 The sword struck sparks off the stone floor.

AM AMo o [V] The matches were damp and he couldn’t make them strike. A ^ i17. fife A¹]

7*o

► OF CLOCK fi 12 to show the time by making a ringing

noise, etc. M; flxXt CTI71 chime: [V] Did you hear the clock strike? fftnff Pin) 7 Mr ? 0 [VN] The clock has just struck three. ^wp PW j&i*

► MAKE SOUND A 7 7 7 13 [VN] to produce a musical note, sound, etc. by pressing a key or hitting sth ##; #P|sj; A 7 ( 7 # ) : to strike a chord on the piano 7

► GOLD/OIL, ETC. fifi^ 14 [VN] to discover gold, oil,

etc. by digging or drilling 7^7; : They had

struck oil! ftfefilXXA 7 fift!

► GO WITH PURPOSE fi g WftfeA 15 [V +adv./prep.) ~ (off/ out) to go somewhere with great energy or purpose fi jffi; fePxfeA: We left the road and struck off across the

fields, mirim, mzrmmifrfe»

imai be ‘struck by/on/with sb/sth (informal) to be impressed or interested by sb/sth; to like sb/sth very

much « A ( ) ftth; ite»A ( ) :

► was struck by her youth and enthusiasm. 4|fe 7 $£

‘I#, 7o 0 We’re not very struck on that new

restaurant, ffc f] 7 A * I# ± 3P M fr # 7 „ strike a ‘balance (between A and B) to manage to find a way of being fair to two opposing things; to find an acceptable position which is between two things ( ft *f A 7 *7m ) 7i£r ( #') strike a

bargain/¹ deal to make an agreement with sb in which both sides have an advantage 7/St ( )

1# iSC strike a blow for/against/at sth to do sth in support of/against a belief, principle, etc. 1%$* (

W ) He felt that they had struck a

blow for democracy. flfe]i^;flfefn ^^7S,7$^lJJf „ strike fear, etc. into sb/sb’s heart (formal) to make sb be afraid, etc. f£3£ strike ‘gold to find or do

sth that brings you a lot of success or money fififf&zj]

(mm) ,7f7 sia (mm) z&: He has

struck gold with his latest novel, fife^7ftUrdKjp(57i& ^pP77J®^7n_o strike it ‘rich (informal) to get a lot of money, especially suddenly or unexpectedly H g," ;

( HA ) A AM strike (it) ‘lucky (informal) to have good luck 3c 4? is strike a pose/an ‘attitude to hold your body in a particular way to create a particular impression strike while the iron is ‘hot (saying)

to make use of an opportunity immediately jji fi ^ MilMIkM This expression refers to a blacksmith making a shoe for a horse. He has to strike/hammer the iron while it is hot enough to bend into the shape of the shoe.

o within ‘striking distance (of sth) near enough to be reached or attacked easily; near enough to reach or attack sth easily A ; 7 x£ 717 M Z A : The

beach is within striking distance, 'fe'ffl i£7K5Ao o The cat was now within striking distance of the duck, lit 07 ® 7A f£ 7 A714 7 W SB _r* A o — more at chord, hard adj., home adv., lightning n., note n., pay dirt l3TT:Tfl strike at sb/sth 1 to try to hit sb/sth, especially with a weapon ^7-77: He sti'uck at me repeatedly with a stick, fife ^ i fi 7 ^ 7 $] $ IT 31A o

► to cause damage or have a serious effect on sb/sth

Mir; 7M7; 77ixP|H] fi: to strike at the root of the problem |r] M M M 0 criticisms that strike at the

heart of the party’s policies MW

JlE .strike ‘back (at/against sb) to try to harm sb in return for an attack or injury you have received A 7;

0 7 .strike sb ‘down [usually passive] 1 (of a disease, etc. 'MMW) to make sb unable to lead an active life; to make sb seriously ill; to kill sb f|i%; {£^£7 fAA^P: He was struck down by cancer at the age of thirty, fife 7 7^3|57!M?jE3»77'I4i%o 2 to hit sb very hard, so that they fall to the ground 7#J, It#] ( ^ A ) .strike sth~‘off to remove sth with a sharp blow; to cut sth off fi W; fiXM; 7 : He struck off the rotten branches

with an axe. lifeffi^7fEttW1&£7Mo .strike sb/sth ‘off (sth) to remove sb/sth’s name from sth, such as the list of members of a professional group ^ A ( ® ♦

® ) $£45: Strike her name off the list.

0 The doctor was struck off (= not allowed to continue to work as a doctor) for incompetence, ffl A E707»HmiiM7#lMMo .strike ‘out 1 to start being independent j£A77; SAiS7: I knew it was time I struck out on my own. ?£ il A it 34 A 7 7 ₀ 2 (NAmE, informal) to fail or be unsuccessful A

Pi7 5®^: The movie struck out and didn’t win a single

oscar. wmzftmmr, m m .strike

‘out (at sb/sth) 1 to aim a sudden violent blow at sb/sth fi ^S7; S.,fi: He lost his temper and struck out wildly. ftfeA 7IH_V A77 7o 2 to criticize sb/sth, especially in a public speech or in a book or newspaper ( XfB&ft ) #7: In a recent article she strikes out at her critics. ttWAflilS

Ao .strike ‘out I .strike sb*-*‘out (in baseball #J$) to fail to hit the ball three times and therefore not be allowed to continue hitting; to make sb do this ( f<£ ) H777 7^ —related noun strikeout .strike sth~ out/¹ through to remove sth by drawing a line through it ij fi; ®p] A Enm CROSS out _: The editor struck out the whole paragraph. £H^fESi*£MJA7o .strike