/strəʊk ||; strok/noun
1 [C] one of the movements that you make when you are writing or painting 一笔;一画:
a brush stroke 毛笔的一笔
2 [C] one of the movements that you make when you are swimming, rowing, playing golf, etc (游泳、划船等的)一次划水;(高尔夫球等的)一次击球:
Woods won by three strokes (= hits of the ball in golf). 伍兹以三杆的优势取胜。
3 [C,U] (used in compounds 用于构成复合词) one of the styles of swimming 游泳姿势;游法:
I can do backstroke and breaststroke, but not front crawl. 我会仰泳和蛙泳,但不会自由泳。
☞Look at crawl. 参看crawl。
4 [C] a sudden illness which attacks the brain and can leave a person unable to move part of his/her body, speak clearly, etc 中风:
to have a stroke 中风
5 [sing] a stroke of sth a sudden successful action or event 突如其来的成功行动或事件:
It was a stroke of luck finding your ring on the beach, wasn't it? 居然在海滩上找到了你的戒指,真是运气,对吗?
at a/one stroke with a single action 一举;一下子
not do a stroke (of work) to not do any work at all 一点工作也不做