strikes
When there is a strike, workers stop doing their work for a period of time, usually in order to try to get better pay or conditions for themselves.
industrial action
Air traffic controllers have begun a three-day strike in a dispute over pay.
空中交通管制员因薪酬纠纷开始了为时3天的罢工。
Staff at the hospital went on strike in protest at the incidents.
这个医院的员工举行罢工,抗议这些事件。
a call for strike action.
进行罢工的号召。
A military strike is a military attack, especially an air attack.
a punitive air strike.
一次惩罚性空袭。
strike down
If someone is struck down, especially by an illness, they are killed or severely harmed.
Frank had been struck down by a massive heart attack.
弗兰克被严重的心脏病夺去了生命。
strike out
If you strike out, you begin to do something different, often because you want to become more independent.
She wanted me to strike out on my own, buy a business.
她想让我自立谋生,购买一家公司。
If you strike out at someone, you hit, attack, or speak angrily to them.
He seemed always ready to strike out at anyone and for any cause.
他似乎总是会轻易地对任何人不分原由地加以指责。
Strike out means the same as strikeverb:intransitive15.
The censor struck out the next two lines.
审查员删除了下面那两行。
strike up
When you strike up a conversation or friendship with someone, you begin one.
I trailed her into Penney's and struck up a conversation.
我跟随她进了彭尼家并开始交谈起来。
strikes , striking , struck , stricken
If you strike someone or something, you deliberately hit them.
She took two quick steps forward and struck him across the mouth.
她向前快走两步,打了他一记耳光。
It is impossible to say who struck the fatal blow.
很难判断是谁给了那致命的一击。
If something that is falling or moving strikes something, it hits it.
His head struck the bottom when he dived into the 6 ft end of the pool.
当他潜入6英尺深的水池的另一端时,头撞到池底。
One 16-inch shell struck the control tower.
一发16英寸的炮弹击中了那座指挥塔。
If you strike one thing against another, or if one thing strikes against another, the first thing hits the second thing.
Wilde fell and struck his head on the stone floor.
怀尔德跌倒了,头撞在石头地板上。
If something such as an illness or disaster strikes, it suddenly happens.
Officials continued to insist that the dollar would soon return to stability but disaster struck.
官员们仍坚持说美元价格会很快恢复平稳,但灾难却爆发了。
A moderate earthquake struck the northeastern United States early on Saturday.
周六早上美国东北部遭遇了一次中等强度的地震。
To strike means to attack someone or something quickly and violently.
He was the only cabinet member out of the country when the terrorists struck.
恐怖分子袭击时他是唯一不在国内的内阁成员。
If an idea or thought strikes you, it suddenly comes into your mind.
A thought struck her. Was she jealous of her mother, then?
她突然冒出一个念头。那她是在嫉妒自己的母亲吗?
If something strikes you as being a particular thing, it gives you the impression of being that thing.
He struck me as a very serious but friendly person.
他在我眼里是个非常严肃但友好的人。
If you are struck by something, you think it is very impressive, noticeable, or interesting.
She was struck by his simple, spellbinding eloquence.
她被他简洁且富有感染力的口才迷住了。
If you strike a deal or a bargain with someone, you come to an agreement with them.
They struck a deal with their paper supplier, getting two years of newsprint on credit.
他们与其纸张供应商达成一个协议,可以赊购两年的新闻纸。
The two struck a deal in which Rendell took half of what a manager would.
二人达成一致,伦德尔所得薪酬将是经理级别的一半。
If you strike a balance, you do something that is halfway between two extremes.
At times like that you have to strike a balance between sleep and homework.
在那种情况下,你得在睡眠和家庭作业之间找到一种平衡。
If you strike a pose or attitude, you put yourself in a particular position, for example when someone is taking your photograph.
She struck a pose, one hand on her hip and the other waving an imaginary cigarette.
她摆出一个姿势,一只手叉腰,另一只手挥动着一支假想的香烟。
If something strikes fear into people, it makes them very frightened or anxious.
If there is a single subject guaranteed to strike fear in the hearts of parents, it is drugs.
如果只有一个话题让家长感到恐惧的话,那就是毒品。
When a clock strikes, its bells make a sound to indicate what the time is.
The clock struck nine.
钟敲了9下。
If you strike words from a document or an official record, you remove them.
Strike that from the minutes.
从会议记录中把那个删除。
When you strike a match, you make it produce a flame by moving it quickly against something rough.
Robina struck a match and held it to the crumpled newspaper in the grate.
罗比纳擦了一根火柴,将它伸向壁炉中揉皱的报纸。
If someone strikes oil or gold, they discover it in the ground as a result of mining or drilling.
Oil industry sources say that Marathon Oil Company has struck oil in Syria.
石油业消息人士称马拉松石油公司在叙利亚开采出了石油。