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| 1 | a medical condition in which blood is suddenly blocked and cannot reach the brain , or in which a blood vessel in the brain breaks, often causing a loss of the ability to speak or to move particular muscles 中风；脑卒中 |
| have/suffer a stroke The face was partly paralysed after she suffered a stroke. 她中风后脸部部分瘫痪。 |
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| 2 | an unexpected but important event or action （意外但重要的）事件，行动，举动 |
| a stroke of luck/good fortune Winning the lottery was quite a stroke of luck. 彩票中奖大多靠运气。 |
| a stroke of genius/inspiration/brilliance Using green as a background was a real stroke of genius. 用绿色做背景真是天才之举。 |
| a bold/master stroke These plans are seen as a bold stroke by the local council. 这些计划被当地的市议会看作是一个大胆举措。 |
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| 3 | a hit made with someone’ s hand , a stick , or another object （用手、棍子或其他器物进行的）打，击 |
| With each stroke of the whip, the horse galloped faster. 每抽一下鞭子，马就跑得更快一些。 |
| | 3a | an instance of hitting the ball in some sports, or the way in which someone hits it （某些体育运动中的）一次击球，一抽，打法 | | He slammed the ball over the net with a powerful backhand stroke. 他用一记有力的反手击球把球猛击过网。 | |
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| 4 | a style of swimming , or one complete movement of the arms and legs in swimming 游泳姿势；（游泳的）一次划水 |
| With powerful strokes she pulled ahead of the others. 凭借着有力的划水动作，她超过了其他人。 |
| | 4a | a style of rowing , or one complete movement of the oars through the water 划桨法；（划船的）一次完整划水 | |
| | 4b | a single complete movement of a bird’ s wings during flight （鸟翼的）一次扑打 | |
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| 5 | one of the series of sounds some clocks make to mark the hour , or the time marked by this （某些钟表整点报时的）一敲，一响 |
| At the stroke of nine (=at exactly nine o’ clock) the band began to play. 时钟敲响9点时乐队开始演奏。 |
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| 6 | a single short line or mark made with a pen or brush （钢笔或毛笔的）一笔，一画 |
| a brush stroke 毛笔的一画 |
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| 7 | a gentle movement of your hand across skin , hair , or fur （手在皮肤、头发或毛皮上的）轻抚，抚摸 |
| She gave the dog’ s head a stroke. 她轻抚了一下狗的头。 |
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| 8 | BRITISH spoken a slash mark (/) 斜线号 |
| My special pass number is nine stroke three (9/3). 我的特设密码是9/3。 |
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| 9 | an instance of lightning hitting something （闪电的）闪击 |
| The tree was split by a stroke of lightning. 树被雷电劈裂了。 |
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| - | at a stroke/one stroke
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| with a single action that changes things completely |
| 一下子；一举 |
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| They added 230 customers to their list at a stroke. 他们在名单上一举添加了230名客户。 |
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| - | different strokes (for different folks) informal
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| used for saying that what is good or enjoyable for one person may not be so for someone else |
| （不同人的）不同嗜好 |
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| - | not do a stroke of work informal
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| to do no work at all |
| 什么事也不做 |
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| - | put sb off their stroke BRITISH
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| to cause someone to stop what they are doing or make a mistake |
| 打断某人；使某人犯错 |
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| He was put off his stroke by the arguing in the next room. 他被隔壁房间的争吵分了心。 |
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| - | with a/the stroke of a pen
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| used for emphasizing that something important is done by the simple act of signing a document |
| 大笔一挥 |
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| With the stroke of a pen, the chairman had signed away the company. 董事长大笔一挥，公司就这样给了别人。 |
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