- an act of hitting or striking someone or something; a blow敲; 打, 击; 打击：
he received three strokes of the cane.
他挨了三记藤鞭。
- a method of striking the ball in sports or games（运动或游戏中球的）抽, 击, 打法。
- Golf an act of hitting the ball with a club, as a unit of scoring【高尔夫】（作为记分单位的）击球, 杆：
he won by two strokes.
他以两杆获胜。
- the sound made by a striking clock（鸣钟的）钟声。
- an act of moving one's hand or an object across a surface, applying gentle pressure轻抚, 摩, 捋：
massage the cream into your skin using light upward strokes.
轻轻向上抹, 把乳霜揉入你的皮肤。
- a mark made by drawing a pen, pencil, or paintbrush in one direction across paper or canvas一笔, 一划：
the paint had been applied in careful, regular strokes.
油漆是一笔笔细心而匀称地涂上去的。
- a line forming part of a written or printed character（字的）笔划。
- a short printed or written diagonal line typically separating characters or figures（分隔字符、数字的）斜线。
- a movement, especially one of a series, in which something moves out of its position and back into it; a beat来回运动; 扑打：
the ray swam with effortless strokes of its huge wings.
鳐鱼轻松地扇动着巨大的胸鳍游动。
- the whole motion of a piston in either direction（活塞的）往复运动, 冲程。
- the rhythm to which a series of repeated movements is performed（一系列重复运动的）节奏, 律动：
the rowers sing to keep their stroke.
划桨手唱着歌以保持节奏。
- a movement of the arms and legs forming one of a series in swimming（游泳中手臂和腿配合的）划水动作。
- style of moving the arms and legs in swimming泳式, 游泳姿势：
front crawl is a popular stroke.
自由泳是一种流行的游泳姿势。
- (in rowing) the mode or action of moving the oar（划船用语）划桨; 划法, 划桨法。
- （亦作stroke oar）the oar or oarsman nearest the stern of a boat, setting the timing for the other rowers尾桨; 尾桨手, 领桨。
- a sudden disabling attack or loss of consciousness caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain, especially through thrombosis（疾病的）突然发作; 中风。
- move one's hand with gentle pressure over (a surface, especially hair, fur, or skin), typically repeatedly; caress轻抚, 摩, 捋：
he put his hand on her hair and stroked it.
他把手放在她头发上轻轻地抚摩。
- with obj. and adverbial of place apply (something) to a surface using a gentle movement在…上轻轻涂抹：
she strokes blue eyeshadow on her eyelids.
她在眼睑上轻轻地涂抹蓝色眼影。
- N. Amer. informal reassure or flatter (someone), especially in order to gain their cooperation〈北美, 非正式〉讨好, 奉承：
production executives were expert at stroking stars and brokering talent.
制片经理最擅长讨好明星, 推销天才。
- act as the stroke of (a boat or crew)当…的尾桨手, 当…的领桨：
he stroked the coxed four to victory.
他为四人有舵手艇作领桨, 获得了胜利。
- hit or kick (a ball) smoothly and deliberately击, 抽（球）：
Markwick stroked the ball home.
马克威克击球到位。
- score (a run or point) in such a manner击球得分：
the senior stroked a two-run single.
四年级生击出一个两分的一垒打而得分。
at a（或 one）stroke
- by a single action having immediate effect一下子, 一举：
attitudes cannot be changed at one stroke.
态度不可能一下子改变。
not（或 never）do a stroke of work
- do no work at all什么也不干, 根本不工作。
on the stroke of
- precisely at the specified time准时地, 准点地：
he arrived on the stroke of two.
他两点准时到达。
put someone off their stroke
- disconcert someone so that they do not work or perform as well as they might; break the pattern or rhythm of someone's work打乱…的工作进度; 打扰。
stroke of business
- a profitable transaction有利可图的交易, 赚钱的交易。
stroke of genius
- an outstandingly brilliant and original idea非凡的创见 。
stroke of luck（或 good luck）
- a fortunate occurrence that could not have been predicted or expected突交好运, 突然走运。