stroke 1 S3 / strəʊk $ stroʊk / 名词 [可数名词]

1 illness if someone has a stroke, an artery (= tube carrying blood ) in their brain suddenly bursts or becomes blocked, so that they may die or be unable to use some muscles :

She died following a massive stroke.

have/suffer a stroke

I looked after my father after he had a stroke.

a stroke patient

2 swimming/rowing

a) one of a set of movements in swimming or rowing in which you move your arms or the oar forward and then back :

She swam with strong steady strokes.

b) a style of swimming or rowing :

the breast stroke

3 sport the action of hitting the ball in games such as tennis, golf , and cricket :

a backhand stroke

4 pen/brush

a) a single movement of a pen or brush when you are writing or painting :

A few strokes of her pen brought out his features clearly.

b) a line made by a pen or brush :

the thick downward strokes of the characters

5 at a/one stroke with a single sudden action :

At one stroke, the country lost two outstanding leaders.

6 on the stroke of seven/nine etc at exactly seven o’clock etc :

She arrived home on the stroke of midnight.

The only goal of the match came on the stroke of half time.

7 stroke of luck/fortune something lucky that happens to you unexpectedly :

In a stroke of luck, a suitable organ donor became available.

8 stroke of genius/inspiration etc a very good idea about what to do to solve a problem :

It was a stroke of genius to film the movie in Toronto.

9 hit an action of hitting someone with something such as a whip or thin stick :

He cried out at each stroke of the whip.

10 a movement of your hand a gentle movement of your hand over something :

I gave her hair a gentle stroke .

11 with/at a stroke of the pen if someone in authority does something with a stroke of the pen, they sign an official document to make a decision with important and serious results :

He had the power to order troops home with a stroke of his pen.

12 not do a stroke (of work) British English informal to not do any work at all

13 stroke of lightning a bright flash of lightning, especially one that hits something

14 clock/bell a single sound made by a clock giving the hours, or by a bell, gong etc

15 put somebody off their stroke British English informal to make someone stop giving all their attention to what they are doing :

Seeing Frank watching me put me off my stroke.

16 in numbers British English used when you are saying a number written with the mark (/) in it 同义词 slash :

The serial number is seventeen stroke one (= 17/1 ) .

COLLOCATIONS

动词

have/suffer a stroke My father had a stroke.

a stroke leaves somebody paralysed (= someone can no longer move as the result of a stroke ) Two years later she had a stroke which left her paralysed.

形容词

a massive/major stroke (= one that has very bad effects ) Her brother has just died of a massive stroke.

a minor/mild stroke (= one that does not have very bad effects ) She had a minor stroke five years ago.

a fatal stroke (= one that kills someone ) He suffered a fatal stroke in April.

stroke + NOUN

a stroke patient/victim Some stroke victims recover fully.