Would yousupportanuclearstrike tobringan end to awar?你支持采用核打击来结束战争吗？
We have nointentionoflaunchingapre-emptivestrike, but we willretaliateifprovoked.我们无意发动先发制人的攻击，但若遇挑衅，我们定会还以颜色。
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Heorderedasustainedseriesofairstrikes on thecity.
Immediatemilitarystrikes had beenaverted.
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Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
anti-collision
anti-shock
bang
bowlsomeoneover
bump
cannon
carom
catch
collision
crash
head-on
jog
plough intosomething/someone
post-crash
run(something)intosomething/someone
runsomeone/somethingdown
scuff
slam
smashsomethingup
stack up
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Attacking & invading
strikenoun[C](DISCOVERY)
thediscoveryundergroundof avaluablesubstance:
（地下贵重物质的）发现
ThepopulationandsettlementofColoradoexpandedafter thegoldstrike of 1858.1858年发现黄金后，科罗拉多的人口和定居户数大幅增长。
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Engineering - mining & quarrying
anti-mine
banksman
biomining
coal
coal miner
coal mining
coalface
coalfield
excavator
extract
extractive
oilfield
oilman
OPEC
petrodollar
pithead
prospect
rig
shaft
strip mining
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strikenoun[C](FAILURE)
(inbaseball) aballthat has beenthrownby thepitcherand not beenhitsuccessfullywhen it should have been:
（棒球比赛中的）击球不中
Abatteris out after three strikes.击球手三击不中出局。
US
afailure,mistake, ordisadvantage:
失败；错误；不利之处
California's "three strikes and you're out"billmeansthat from now oncriminalsfoundguiltyof threecrimesarejailedforlife.加利福尼亚的“三击不中出局”的法案意味着：从现在起罪犯若3次被判有罪，就会被终身监禁。
One strikeagainsthim as acandidateis hisperceivedlackofcharisma.他作为候选人的一个不利之处在于人们认为他缺乏个人魅力。
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Baseball & rounders
at batidiom
ballgame
ballplayer
base hit
bases
beat
doctor
fish
flare
fly
foul
frame
peg
pitcher
second base
shag
shortstop
slugger
sock
stickball
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Would yousupportanuclearstrike tobringan end to awar?你支持采用核打击来结束战争吗？
We have nointentionoflaunchingapre-emptivestrike, but we willretaliateifprovoked.我们无意发动先发制人的攻击，但若遇挑衅，我们定会还以颜色。
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Heorderedasustainedseriesofairstrikes on thecity.
Immediatemilitarystrikes had beenaverted.
strikenoun[C](DISCOVERY)
thediscoveryundergroundof avaluablesubstance
（地下贵重物质的）发现
ThepopulationandsettlementofColoradoexpandedafter thegoldstrike of 1858.1858年发现黄金后，科罗拉多的人口和定居户数大幅增长。
strikenoun[C](FAILURE)
(inbaseball) aballthat has beenthrownby thepitcherand not beenhitsuccessfully when it should have been
（棒球比赛中的）击球不中
Abatteris out after three strikes.击球手三击不中出局。
US
afailure,mistake, ordisadvantage
失败；错误；不利之处
California's "three strikes and you're out"billmeansthat from now oncriminalsfoundguiltyof three crimes arejailedforlife.加利福尼亚的“三击不中出局”的法案意味着：从现在起罪犯若3次被判有罪，就会被终身监禁。
One strikeagainsthim as acandidateis hisperceivedlackofcharisma.他作为候选人的一个不利之处在于人们认为他缺乏个人魅力。
strike| American Dictionary
strike
verb
us/strɑɪk/past tense and past participlestruckus/strʌk/
strikeverb(HIT)
[I/T]
tohitorphysicallyattacksomeone or something:
[T]Acarstruck the mantryingtocrossamajorhighway.
[T]She was struck in the back of theheadby aballthat wasthrownacrossthefield.
[I/T]
If you strike amatch, youcauseit toburnbyrubbingit against aroughsurface.
[T]He was stricken withpolioat theageof 13 andlostthe use of hislegs.
strikeverb(STOP WORK)
[I/T]social studies
torefusetocontinueworkingbecauseworkersortheirlaborunion(=employees’organization)cannot come to anagreementwith anemployeroverpayor otherconditionsof thejob:
[I]Flightattendantsarethreateningto strike to get moreflexibleschedules.
strikeverb(CAUSE AN IDEA)
[T]
tocausesomeone to have afeelingorideaabout something:
From what you’ve said, it strikes me that you would bebetteroffworkingfor someoneelse.
I was struck by hersincerity.
[T]
To strike alsomeanstosuddenlycausesomeone tothinkof something:
I wasimmediatelystruck by thesimilaritiesintheirappearance.
strikeverb(DISCOVER)
[T]
todiscoversomething such asoil,gas,gold, etc.,undergroundat aparticularplace:
to strikegold/oil
strikeverb(AGREE)
[T]
toagreeto orachieveasolution:
Mychildrenand I have struck adeal– they canplayanykindofmusictheywantaslongas I don’thearit.
[T]
If you strike abalancebetween two things, youtryto give anequalamountofattentionorimportanceto each:
aperiodoftimewhen agroupofworkersrefusetoworkbecause they are notsatisfiedwiththeirpay,workingconditions, etc.:
In astatement, theunionsaid there were noplansfor a strike.
apostal/railworkers'/miners' strike
a24-hour/2-day, etc. strike
call for/call off/avoid a strikeManagerssoughttoavoida strike bycabincrewoversickleaverules.
a strike by sbFreshmovestostopmore strikes bycouncilworkerswill be made thisweek.
a strike against sth20% of theworkforcehasjoineda strike against theprivatizationplansannouncedyesterday.
a strike begins/ends/goes aheadThe strike willbeginat 6 a.m.Oct. 31 and end 24hourslater.
be on strike
if agroupofworkersare on strike, theyrefusetoworkbecause they are notsatisfiedwiththeirpay,workingconditions, etc.:
Refusecollectorsare on strike andrubbishis nowpilingupacrosstheregion.
go (out) on strike(alsocome/walk out on strike)
if agroupofworkersgo on strike, theystopworkingbecause they are notsatisfiedwiththeirpay,workingconditions, etc.:
Around 160staffaredueto go on strike nextweekin arowoverpay.
call/take/lead sb out on strike
if atradeunionorofficialorganizationcalls,takes, orleadsagroupofworkersout on strike, itannouncesthat they arestoppingworkingbecause they are notsatisfiedwiththeirpay,workingconditions, etc.:
ThePoliceFederation hasrefusedto takeitsmembersout on strike.
See also
all-out strike
general strike
lightning strike
official strike
sit-down strike
sympathy strike
token strike
unofficial strike
wildcat strike
strike
verb
uk/straɪk/usstruck|struck
[I]HR,WORKPLACE
if agroupofworkersstrike, theyrefusetoworkbecause they are notsatisfiedwiththeirpay,workingconditions, etc.:
The way forward is more likely to lie in striking the right balance between the planners and the searchers.
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Fourth, the experience strikes us as ineffable, that is, though you experience it as possessing various qualities, the exact qualitative character escapes description in words.
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This zone is characterized by evidence for a succession of events that, taken together, suggest a history of continuing, repeatedstrike-slip.
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A few of the chapters seem tostrikeout in such individual directions that their inclusion would be debatable.
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One striking aspect of the entire piece is the behaviour of the solo bass line.
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His intent focus on the singer's offstage poise suggests how much he has yet to learn about striking a pose and deflecting the gaze.
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And being real may wellstrikeus as a substantial property.
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However, there are also striking similarities between shamanic practices and ceremonies across regions that have never encountered one another.
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States with significant labor movements (measured by numbers of strikes) were more resistant to liberalized incorporation law.
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Moreover, the high proportion of isolates resistant to kanamycin and nalidixic acid is striking.
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However, threats to personal safety, health, or life come in many different forms, for example, when a natural disaster strikes or during armed conflicts.
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The effect of the schoolstrikeagainst the socialist school by the parents was dramatic.
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This is in striking contrast to the familiar downstream growing boundary layer and downstream viscous wake existing when the fluid is homogeneous.
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A number of things struck me on going through these articles.
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A badly conductedstrike, extremely acrimonious or negative, even when done for the right reasons may still result in patients feeling betrayed by the profession.
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Collocationswithstrike
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bitter strike
The military was used again during the bitter strike of 1816.
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carrier strike
They do it in the same way by protecting our carrier strike forces.
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coal strike
The result was not just a coal strike but a general strike.
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