◎ strike常用作及物動詞或名詞。
① 表示“打,擊”,結構為:
strike sb. on the head (in the face…)
strike+雙賓語
strike sb./sth.+賓語補足語(形容詞或介詞短語)
He struck the boy with a stick. 他用棍子打那個孩子。
He struck her on the head. 他打了她的頭。
He struck the table a heavy blow. 他狠狠地擊了一下桌子。(雙賓語)
They struck him dead. 他們把他打死了。
② 表示“打動,迷住,給……以印象”,常用于被動語態(tài),結構為:
be struck by sth.
It strikes sb.+that從句
How+助動詞+主語+strike you?
She was struck by his kindness. 她被他的好意打動了。
It struck me that he was a nice young man. 給我的印象是他是個好小伙子。
How does he strike you?他給你的印象如何?
③ 表示“(鐘)響,敲過”。
The clock has just struck. 鐘剛剛響過。
The clock has struck 10. 鐘敲10點了。
④ 表示“罷工”,可作動詞或名詞,搭配有:
strike for為……而罷工
on strike在罷工
go on strike罷工
The workers are striking for higher pay. 工人們?yōu)樵黾庸べY而罷工。
They have been on strike for several days. 他們罷工已有幾天了。
提示
strike和beat都可以表示“打”。strike表示急促、突然或一次性的打擊,不一定是有意的;而beat表示連續(xù)打擊,如毆打或體罰。
He struck the door angrily. 他憤怒地擊了一下門。
He beat his horse. 他一再打著馬。
⑤ hit意為“擊中,對準……來打”,著重對方的某一點。
The stone hit her on the head. 石頭擊中了她的頭部。
⑥ tap意為“輕拍/敲”。
He tapped his stick against the window. 他用手杖輕輕敲窗。
⑦ stroke n. 擊,敲;一筆,一畫;中風;報時的鐘聲,撫摸,愛撫;v. 撫摸。
The bell in the temple hammered out 101 strokes. 寺院的鐘敲了101響。
She stroked her cat absent-mindedly. 她漫不經(jīng)心地撫摸著貓。
He suffered a stroke which left him unable to speak. 他得了中風,不能說話了。