soldier or
police officer to show their rank ( % ^ ^ ^
a
Striped 0"" /straipt/ (also BrE informal stripy) adj. marked with a pattern of stripes ^ : a striped
shirt 0 a. bine and white
striped jacket
A —
picture o page R20
'strip light noun a light consisting of a long glass tube
that is used especially in offices, kitchens, etc.
► strip lighting noun [U]
Strip-ling /'striplir)/ noun (old-fashioned or humorous) a young man who is older than a boy but who does not
seem to be a real man yet
'strip mall noun (NAmE) a line of shops/stores and restaurants beside a main
road ( )
tffi,
'strip mining noun [U] (NAmE) a type
of mining in which coal is taken out Of the ground near the surface IS A77; — see also opencast
.stripped-'down adj. [usually before
noun] 1 keeping only the most basic or essential
features, with everything else removed MS
(ft: a
stripped-down version of the song & If lift (tfj fa) US 2 (of a machine or vehicle #L#§ A-ffi)
taken to pieces, with all the parts removed
strip per /'stnpa(r)/ noun 1 [C] a performer who takes his or
her clothes off in a sexually exciting way in front of an audience JlftAif M: a
male stripper R 2 [U, C]
(especially in compounds a substance or tool that is used for removing paint,
etc. from sth f ij ftfti]; I# ftij; M M #§: paint stripper ^
MJ
stripper-gram/'stripagraem; NAmE-parg-/ noun (BrE) a
humorous message on your birthday, etc., delivered by sb who takes their
clothes off in front of you; a person whose job is to do this ( iliitlA AI'J
'strip search noun an act of searching a person for illegal drugs,
weapons, etc., for example at an airport or in a prison, after they have been
made to take off all their clothes (
W ) AHJtS ► 'strip-search verb [VN] strip-tease
/'striptiiz/ noun [C, U]
a form of entertainment, for example in a bar or club, when a performer
removes his or her clothes in a sexually exciting way, usually to music, in
front of an audience lift AH stripy (also stripey) /'straipi/ adj. {BrE, informal) = striped: a
stripy jumper if
Strive /straiv/ verb (strove /strauv;
NAmE strouv/, striven
/'strivn/ or less frequent strived, strived) - (for/against sth) (formal) to try very hard to achieve sth A ;
1st A*; A7• A>£: [v] We
encourage all members to strive for the highest standards. B W til M A f'J H M
A?£M3?Ao o striving against
corruption ff A7 O [V to inf] Newspaper
editors all strive to be first with a story. A#-$7fejti!o ► striv-ing noun
[U, sing.]: our striving for perfection A
strobe /'straub;
NAmE 'stroob/ (also 'strobe light) noun a bright light that flashes rapidly on and off, used
especially at discos ®ixiixj3£*T
() strob-ing/'straubir);
NAmE 'stroub-/ noun [U] (technical A i|jj the effect, sometimes seen in the
lines and stripes in a television picture, of sudden movements or flashing
®fAj, w (
ixjfe).
strode pt of stride
strog-an-off /'strogannf;
NAmE 'stra:gano:f;
'stroug-/ noun [U, C]
a hot dish consisting of meat in a sauce that contains sour cream ( beef
stroganoff MA'/S A ^1
Stroke 0“w /strauk;
NAmE strouk/ noun, verb mnoun
► HITTING MOVEMENT A1
an act of hitting a ball, for example with a bat or racket
rtf# ( zjijft ) : What a beautiful stroke! ! 0 He won by two
strokes (= in golf,
by taking two fewer strokes than his opponent), fife lii A A A- W ft (tf) A £ft $ Hi „ 2 a single movement
of the arm when hitting sb/sth ( ft, AhH
(ft > r- f; — dd: His
punishment was six strokes of the cane. jiA£AM0
►
IN SWIMMING/ROWING ; $j $£3 any
of a series of
repeated movements in
swimming or rowing $J 7JC if] ft; ^ zjfj ft: She
took a few more strokes to reach the bank. M X iij Jl T , W SI 7 ^ iS o — picture
o swimming 4 (often in
compounds # ftl JA S) ft is)) a style of swimming : Butterfly is the only stroke I can’t
do. —see also backstroke, breast
stroke 5 the
person who sets the speed at which everyone in a boat rows ( tilft ) M&E-
►
GENTLE TOUCH it If- 6 [usually sing.] (especially BrE) an act of moving
your hand gently over a surface, usually several times ft;J$: He gave the cat a stroke. #,
umr-TMo
►
OF PEN/BRUSH ^; ffiij f 7a mark
made by moving a pen, brush, etc. once across a surface — ^; — 0; ^ m: to
paint with fine brush strokes — /Mil]—/ME] Ml® M o At the stroke of a pen (= by
signing sth) they removed thousands of people from the welfare system.
(Ml A^^
►
ACTION fj 0j 8 ~ (of sth) a
single successful action or event ( j»lA ) (
^itt ) ) ft
A; . ( 1 ) Mff:
Tour idea was a stroke of genius,
(fa ± M A if]
0f]o 0 It was a stroke of luck that I found you
here. % f£ jjc JL H JaL# J5 iS
0 <> /t was a bold
stroke to reveal the identity of the murderer on
the first page.
0 She
never does a stroke (of work) (= never does any
work). M • - faff- '& L A A—
see also master-
stroke
►
OF CLOCK # 9 each of
the sounds made by a clock or
bell giving the hours ftj: At the first stroke it
will be
o on the stroke of three (= at
►
ILLNESS #1 10 a
sudden serious illness when a blood vessel
(= tube) in the brain bursts or is blocked, which can cause death or the
loss of the ability to move or to speak clearly AM.: to have/suffer a stroke BAM. 0 The stroke left
him partly paralysed, ftk® AMJff£MnPfl I7o
ITiTTil at a (single) stroke | at one stroke with a
single immediate action - f f ; — # < They
threatened to
cancel the whole project at a stroke. IMIM, @ 0 put sb off their 'stroke (erf) to make sb make a mistake or hesitate in what they are
doing #tSL£A; &£AS17AA
■
verb [VN]
►
TOUCH GENTLY 1 (especially BrE) to move
your hand
gently and slowly over
an animal’s fur or hair $£££, i%
0 ( itj Ei ) : He’s a
beautiful dog. Can I stroke him? fSTOfi—— see also pet
v.
(1) 2 to move your hand gently over a surface, sb’s
hair, etc. &U, U0 ( ) : He
stroked
her hair
affectionately, AAo
►
MOVE STH GENTLY !$M 3 [+adv./prep.] to move sth somewhere
with a gentle movement $5if; t&M; She
stroked away
his tears, jflfc ^ ^ A fife 0S 0 o He
stroked the ball between the posts. ft] Wj
►
BE NICE TO SB 'if jj£ A A 4 (informal, especially NAmE) to
be very nice to sb,
especially to get them to do what you want W ( £A ) ###; ) Jit ( £A ) U
'stroke play (also 'medal play) noun [U] a
way of playing golf in which your
score depends on the number of times you hit the ball in the whole game, rather
than on the number of holes that you win ( i§j Ai£ ) It A# — compare match play
stroll /straul;
NAmE stroul/ verb, noun
mverb [V,
usually +adv./prep.] to walk
somewhere in a slow relaxed way Wi A ; M ii ; lA : People
were strolling along the beach. AfllA'A'^'ISAo
noun a slow
relaxed walk M A: iHii; lA jg: We went for a stroll in the park.
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