streak
noun[C]
uk/striːk/us/striːk/streaknoun[C](MARK)
along,thinmarkthat iseasilynoticedbecause it is very different from theareasurroundingit:
条纹；条痕Thewindowcleanerleftdirtystreaks on thewindows.擦窗工人在窗户上留下了条条污痕。
Idyemyhairtohidemygreystreaks.我染发是为了遮住花白的头发。
Meteorsproducestreaksoflightas theyburnup in the earth'satmosphere.流星在地球大气层中燃烧时会产生一道光痕。
a mark on something
- markThe backs of the chairs have left marks on the wall.
- stainShe had grass stains on her white jeans.
- smearHe had smears of tomato ketchup on his shirt.
- smudgeNo matter how often I wash my hands, I leave smudges all over my phone's screen.
- blotchHe had blotches all over his face.
- speckShe looked through the old camera lens and saw specks of dust.
Dirt & untidiness
- bloodstain
- blotch
- clutter
- contaminant
- contamination
- crud
- filthiness
- fleck
- grime
- grunge
- gunge
- muck
- omnishambles
- pollutant
- polluter
- recontamination
- scruff
- shambles
- slime
- slob
streaknoun[C](CHARACTERISTIC)
an oftenunpleasantcharacteristicthat is very different from othercharacteristics:
（常指不好的）特点，个性特征Herstubbornstreak makes her verydifficulttoworkwith sometimes.她固执的性格有时候使人很难和她共事。
You need to have acompetitivestreak when you'reworkinginmarketing.你做营销工作时需要有竞争意识。
Conditions and characteristics
- -ance
- -ancy
- -ibility
- ability
- age
- ambience
- appearance
- character
- have it inyouidiom
- hood
- humanity
- in
- presentation
- respect
- shape
- trait
- trappings
- unaffiliated
- undercurrent
- vibe
streaknoun[C](SHORT PERIOD)
ashortperiodof good orbadluck:
一阵好运；一阵霉运I justhopemyluckystreakcontinuesuntil theworldchampionships.我只是希望我的好运能延续到世界锦标赛。
Theirlongestlosingstreak has been threegames.他们最低迷的时候连输过3场。
Afterwinningacoupleofbets, hethoughthe wasonawinningstreak.下注赢了几回后，他以为自己红运正当头。
Good luck and bad luck
- align
- bad/hard/tough luck!idiom
- be bad luck onsomeoneidiom
- be down onyourluckidiom
- be in/out of luckidiom
- blessing
- fortune smiles onsomeoneidiom
- get the short end of the stickidiom
- godsend
- grace
- hapless
- merciful
- mercifully
- mercy
- miracle
- misadventure
- shame
- voodoo
- with any luckidiom
- your luck's in!idiom
streaknoun[C](SERIES)
something thathappensor is done over aperiodoftimewithout abreak:
一阵子，一连串，一系列Thethunderstormendeda streak of 90dayswithout anyrain.这场暴风雨结束了连续90天没有下雨的情况。
Sheaskedme if I wouldstarta streak with her on Snapchat.她问我愿不愿意在 Snapchat上跟她聊一阵。
Continually & repeatedly
- (from) hour to houridiom
- 24/7
- ad nauseam
- again
- alway
- always
- hour
- hour after houridiom
- hourly
- immemorial
- interval
- jag
- night
- periodicity
- perpetual
- perpetually
- persistently
- quick-fire
- rumble
- year in, year outidiom
Idiom
like a streak of lightning
streak
verb
uk/striːk/us/striːk/streakverb(MOVE FAST)
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
tomovesomewhereextremelyquickly, usually in astraightline:
（通常指沿直线）飞奔，疾驰Themotorbikestreaked offdownthestreet.摩托车沿街疾驰而去。
Did youseethatbirdstreakpastthewindow?你看见掠过窗外的那只鸟了吗？
to move fast
- speedHe ran back to his car and sped off.
- raceShe raced over and hugged me.
- flyShe flew across the room just in time to stop the baby falling off the chair.
- beltUKTraffic was belting along the motorway.
- tearA fire truck came tearing down the road.
- streakBullets streaked across the sky.
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- buzz
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
streakverb(RUN NAKED)
[I]
torunnakedthrough apublicplaceinordertoattractattentionor toexpressstrongdisapprovalof something
（在公共场所）裸奔Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- buzz
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
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Not wearing or removing clothes
Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
streakverb(MARK)
be streaked
to havelong,thinnoticeablelinesof a differentcolour:
带有条纹；带有条痕Doesn't Chrislookgood with herhairstreaked?克里斯的头发挑染后看起来不错吧？
Herclotheswere streakedwithmud.她的衣服上全是一条条的泥道。
Whitemarbleisfrequentlystreakedwithgrey,black, orgreen.白色的大理石上经常有灰色、黑色或绿色的条纹。
Patterns and shapes
- amorphous
- arabesque
- argyle
- asymmetrically
- asymmetry
- bossy
- filigree
- fishhook
- flecked
- flowery
- formless
- fretted
- herringbone
- oblong
- shapeless
- shapelessly
- shapelessness
- sigmoid
- snow angel
- swoosh
Phrasal verb
streak ahead