译林牛津高中英语模块九第四单元讲解

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Strike anized stopping of work by employees because of a disagreement (eg over pay, conditions, etc); act or instance of striking (strike2 10) 罢工: a miners' strike 矿业工人罢工* industrial strikes 工业部门的罢工* a strike by bus drivers 公共汽车司机的罢工* a general, an unofficial, a wildcat strike 大罢工﹑未经工会同意的罢工﹑自发举行的罢工* call a strike 号召举行罢工* break a strike 破坏罢工(idm 习语) be/go on `strike; be/come/go out on `strike be engaged in/start an

industrial strike 举行[开始]罢工: We are (going) on strike. 我们正（要）进行罢工. * The ship-builders came/went out on strike for higher pay. 造船工人为提高工资而举行了罢工. (pt, pp struck / strʌk; strʌk/) (a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.n] subject (sb/sth) to an impact; hit (sb/sth) 使（某人[某物]）遭受

撞击; 打, 击, 敲（某人[某物]）: The stone struck me on the side of the head. 石子打中了我头部的侧面. * He struck the table a heavy blow with his fist. 他用拳头猛击了一下桌子. =>Usage at hit1用法见hit1.

(a) [I] attack, esp suddenly 攻击; （尤指）袭击: Enemy troops struck just before dawn.

敌军在拂晓前发起了进攻. * The lioness crouched ready to strike. 母狮低伏着身子准备攻击. (b) [I, Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态] (of disaster, disease, etc) afflict (sb/sth) （指灾难﹑疾病等）侵袭, 折磨（某人[某事物]）: It was not long before tragedy struck again. 没多久, 灾难又再次降临. * The area was struck by an outbreak of cholera. 该地区突然发生了霍乱.

[I] (of time) be indicated in this way （指时间）由时钟鸣报出: Four o'clock had just struck on the church clock. 教堂的时钟刚敲过四点. [Tn] discover or reach (gold, minerals, oil, etc) by digging or drilling （经挖掘或钻探）

发现或接触到（黄金﹑矿物﹑石油等）: strike a rich vein of ore发现丰富的矿脉. [Cn.a esp passive 尤用於被动语态] bring (sb) suddenly into a specified state (as if) by a

single stroke 使（某人）（如同）受到一击而突然处於某状态: be struck blind, dumb, silent, etc顿时看不见东西﹑说不出话来﹑哑口无言等. [Tn, Dn.f, Dn.w] (not in the continuous tenses 不用於进行时态) occur to sb's mind 产

生於某人的头脑中: An awful thought has just struck me. 我刚才产生了一种很坏的想法. * What struck me was/I was struck by (ie I noticed) their enthusiasm for the work. 使我深有感触的是他们的工作热情[他们的工作热情我深有体会]. * It strikes me that nobody is in favour of the changes. 我留意到谁也不喜欢这些改革. * It suddenly struck me how we could improve the situation. 我突然想到一个办法可以让我们改进这种局面. strike a `bargain (with sb) come to an agreement (with sb) esp after much discussion and argument （与某人）达成协议（尤指经多次磋商和争论之後）: They struck a bargain with the landlord that they would look after the garden in return for being allowed to use it. 他们与房东达成协议, 允许他们使用花园, 但须负责照管.

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[Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (into sth) give a shape or form to sth 做成某物的形状: shape the

wet clay on a potter's wheel 在陶钧上用湿黏土制坯* shape the sand into a mound把沙堆成小丘.

[Tn] have a great influence upon (sb/sth); determine the nature of (sth) 对（某人[某事

物]）有重大影响; 决定（某事物）的性质: These events helped to shape her future career. 这些事促成了她後来从事的事业. * His attitudes were shaped partly by early experiences. 他的想法在一定程度上是由他早期的经历决定的.

out of `shape (a) not having the usual shape 变形; 走样: The children have been playing with my hat they've knocked it out of shape. 孩子们一直玩着我的帽子--把它弄得不成样子了. (b) unfit 不健康: Take exercise if you're out of shape. 身体不好就要锻炼.