strikesbdown
—phrasal verbwithstrikeverbuk/straɪk/us/straɪk/struck|struck
If someone isstruckdown, theydiesuddenlyorstarttosufferfrom aseriousillness.
使（某人）猝然死去；使（某人）病倒
It's atragedythat theseyoungpeoplewerestruckdown intheirprime.这些年轻人英年早逝真是令人痛心。
He wasstruckdownbypoliowhen he was ateenager.他十几岁时患上了脊髓灰质炎。