Смысл: air strike

air strike[ʹeəstraık]
<Í> налёт авиации; удар с воздуха (по наземным целям)

strike Идиома

have two strikes against one

have things working against one, be in a difficult situation He already has two strikes against him and it will be very difficult for him to get the job.

havoc strikes

problems happen, crises occur suddenly Farmers plant their crops, and havoc strikes in hailstones.

it strikes me

this is clear to me, this is my impression It strikes me that we share many interests and activities.

strike a bargain

find a satisfactory deal or price After discussing the price of the carpet, we struck a bargain: $15.

strike it rich

become rich or successful suddenly He struck it rich when he got a job at the computer company and was able to buy some stock very cheap.

strike me

causes me to pause, impresses me What strikes me is the color of the leaves. They're crimson.

strike out

be put out of action through one

strike out (baseball)

fail to hit the ball while at bat This time he'll hit the ball. Last time at bat he struck out.

strike out on your own

leave home and support yourself, be independent I was eighteen when I struck out on my own and found a job.

strike up a conversation

begin a conversation with a stranger Uncle Ho is sociable. He strikes up a conversation with anyone.

strike up the band

begin conducting the band, give the downbeat Maestro, strike up the band. We want to hear some music.

strike while the iron is hot

do it before it is too late, now is the time to act In business, timing is important. You strike while the iron is hot.

strike your fancy

interest you, appeal to you, turn your crank Do you see anything on the menu that strikes your fancy? Lobster?

wildcat strike

a strike spontaneously arranged by a group of workers There was a wildcat strike at the factory and over 100 people walked off the job.

strike at

1．attack 进攻
Many newspapers struck at his latest plan．许多报纸都攻击他的最新计划。
He struck at me but missed．他动手打我，但是没打着。
2．attempt to destroy 企图毁坏
Each of the two theories seems to strike at the foundation of the other．这两种理论似乎从根本上相互排斥。

strike back

return an attack 还击
In reply to last night's bombing attack，our planes this morning struck back at the enemy port．为了回敬昨夜的空袭，我机今晨对敌机场进行了还击。
When he attacked me，naturally I struck back．他既然攻击我，我当然还击。

strike down

1．cause to fall by a blow 击倒
The man struck down by lightning during the storm was taken to the hospital．在暴风雨中被雷电击中的人被送进了医院。
With one blow he struck down his opponent．他一拳就把对手击倒。
2．make sb．unable to lead a full，active life 使受到摧残
He was struck down by a heart attack at the age of forty．他40岁时得了心脏病。
He is struck down with flu．他患流感。

strike dumb

make unable to speak 使哑口无言
His eloquence struck them dumb．他的雄辩使他们哑口无言。
The news of his financial losses struck him dumb．他财务损失的消息使他目瞪口呆。

strike in

interrupt suddenly 突然插话
Someone struck in with a question．有人插进来提出了一个问题。
“I know where she was．”Jane struck in．简突然插话说：“我知道她在哪儿。”

strike off

1．remove 删去；除去
He promised to strike off the interest of the first debt．他答应免去第1笔债的利息。
2．remove by cutting 斩去；砍去
The boy was striking off all the flowers with a stick．小男孩在用棍子把花全部打落。
He struck off the enemy's revolver．他一拳打掉了敌人的左轮手枪。
3．print 印刷
They struck off 5，000 copies of the election leaflet．他们印了5000张关于选举的传单。
Another hundred thousand copies of the novel have been struck off since last yedr．自去年以来，那部小说又印了10万册。

strike on

think of or get suddenly or unexpectedly 偶然想起；偶然得到
He struck on a way of making diamonds．他突然找到了一种制造钻石的方法。
We struck on the idea when at work yesterday．我们昨天上班时忽然想到了这个主意。
He struck upon the book in a secondhand bookstore．他在一家旧书店里偶然发现了这本书。

strike on/upon

strike up

1．begin playing 开始演奏
People won't get up to dance until the band strikes up．音乐声起，人们开始跳舞。
The band struck up as soon as the Queen stepped on the shore．女王一登岸，乐队就开始奏乐。
2．begin a friendship with sb．建立起友谊
They struck up an acquaintance with each other on the beach and soon became very friendly．他们是在海滩上相互认识的，而且很快就建立起了友谊。
By degrees they struck up a friendship．他们逐渐建立了友谊。

strike upon

strike up a friendship

Idiom(s): strike up a friendship

Theme: FRIENDS

to become friends (with someone).
• I struck up a friendship with John while we were on a business trip together.
• If you're lonely, you should go out and try to strike up a friendship with someone you like.

strike the right note

Idiom(s): strike the right note

Theme: CORRECTNESS

to achieve the desired effect; to do something suitable or pleasing. (A musical reference.)
• Meg struck the right note when she wore a dark suit to the interview.
• The politician's speech failed to strike the right note with the crowd.

strike one's fancy

Idiom(s): strike one's fancy

Theme: INTEREST

to appeal to someone.
• I'll have some ice cream, please. Chocolate strikes my fancy right now.
• Why don't you go to the store and buy a record album that strikes your fancy?

strike sb out

Idiom(s): strike sb out

Theme: SPORTS - BASEBALL

[for a baseball pitcher] to get a batter declared "out" after three strikes.
• I never thought he'd strike Tom out.
• Bill struck out all our best players.

strike sb funny

Idiom(s): strike sb funny

Theme: LAUGHTER

to seem funny to someone.
• Sally has a great sense of humor. Everything she says strikes me funny.
• Why are you laughing? Did something I said strike you funny?

strike out at

Idiom(s): strike out at sb or sth

Theme: ATTACK

to (figuratively or literally) hit at or attack someone or something.
• She was so angry she struck out at the person she was arguing with.
• I was frantic. I wanted to strike out at everything and everybody.

strike a sour note

Idiom(s): strike a sour note AND hit a sour note

Theme: DISPLEASURE

to signify something unpleasant. (Informal.)
• Jane's sad announcement struck a sour note at the annual banquet.
• News of the crime hit a sour note in our holiday celebration.

strike a happy medium

Idiom(s): strike a happy medium AND hit a happy medium

Theme: COMPROMISE

to find a compromise position; to arrive at a position halfway between two unacceptable extremes.
• Ann likes very spicy food, but Bob doesn't care for spicy food at all. We are trying to find a restaurant that strikes a happy medium.
• Tom is either very happy or very sad. He can't seem to hit a happy medium.

strike a chord

Idiom(s): strike a chord (with sb)

Theme: NOSTALGIA

to cause someone to remember something; to remind someone of something; to be familiar.
• The woman in the portrait struck a chord and I realized that it was my grandmother.
• His name strikes a chord with me, but I don't know why.

strike a balance between two things

Idiom(s): strike a balance (between two things)

Theme: COMPROMISE

to find a satisfactory compromise between two extremes.
• The political party must strike a balance between the right wing and the left wing.
• Jane is overdressed for the party and Sally is undepressed. What a pity they didn't strike a balance.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place

Idiom(s): Lightning never strikes twice (in the same place)

Theme: CHANCE

a saying meaning that it is extremely unlikely that the same misfortune will occur again in the same set of circumstances or to the same people.
• Ever since the fire, Jean has been afraid that her house will catch fire again, but they say that lightning never strikes twice.
• Supposedly lightning never strikes twice, but the Smiths' house has been robbed twice this year.

go on strike

Idiom(s): go (out) on strike

Theme: WORK

[for a group of people] to quit working at their jobs until certain demands are met.
• If we don't have a contract by noon tomorrow, we'll go out on strike.
• The entire workforce went on strike at noon today.

Lightning never strikes in the same place twice

An unusual event is not likely to occur again in exactly the same circumstances.

have two strikes against one|have|have two strikes

v. phr., informal To have things working against you; be hindered in several ways; be in a difficult situation; be unlikely to succeed. Children from the poorest parts of a city often have two strikes against them before they enter school. George has two strikes against him already. Everybody is against what he wants to do.
Compare: BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL. (In baseball, three strikes are out. If the umpire calls two strikes against the batter, he has only one strike left and will be out if he gets one more strike.)

lightning never strikes twice in the same place|li

The same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again.

A proverb. Billy won a pony in the contest last year, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

strike a bargain|bargain|strike

v. phr. To arrive at a price satisfactory to both the buyer and the seller. After a great deal of haggling, they managed to strike a bargain.

strike a happy medium|happy medium|strike

v. phr. To find an answer to a problem that is halfway between two unsatisfactory answers. Mary said the dress was blue. Jane said it was green. They finally struck a happy medium and decided it was blue-green. Two teaspoons of sugar made the cup of coffee too sweet, and one not sweet enough. One heaping teaspoon struck a happy medium.

strike a sour note|hit|hit a sour note|note|sour n

v. phr. To spoil the mood at a gathering by hearing some bad news. The news of Mr. Brown's sudden illness struck a sour note during our New Year's Eve party.
Compare: SPIT INTO THE WEDDING CAKE.

strike gold|gold|strike

v. phr. 1. To find gold. Ted struck gold near an abandoned mine in California. 2. To find suddenly the answer to an old puzzle. Professor Brown's assistant struck gold when he came up with an equation that explained the irregular motions of a double star. See: PAY DIRT.

strike it rich|rich|strike

v. phr., informal 1. To discover oil, or a large vein of minerals to be mined, or a buried treasure. The old prospector panned gold for years before he struck it rich. 2. To become rich or successful suddenly or without expecting to. Everyone wanted to buy one of the new gadgets, and their inventor struck it rich. John did not know that he had a rich Uncle John in Australia. John struck it rich when his uncle left his money to John.
Compare: PAY DIRT².

strike one funny|funny|strike

v. phr. To appear or seem laughable, curious, ironic, or entertaining. "It strikes me funny," he said, "that you should refuse my invitation to visit my chateau in France. After all, you love both red wine and old castles. "

strike one's fancy|fancy|strike

v. phr. To please one's predilections; appeal to one. The red tie with the yellow dragon on it happened to strike my fancy, so I bought it.

strike out|strike

v. 1. To destroy something that has been written or drawn by drawing a line or cross through it or by erasing it. John misspelled "corollary. " He struck it out and wrote it correctly. 2. To begin to follow a new path or a course of action that you have never tried. The boy scouts struck out at daybreak over the mountain pass. John quit his job and struck out on his own as a traveling salesman. 3. To put (a batter) out of play by making him miss the ball three times; also: To be put out of play by missing the ball three times. The pitcher struck out three men in the game. The batter struck out twice. 4. To push out an arm suddenly in a hitting motion. The boxer saw his chance and struck out at his opponent's jaw.

strike out at|strike

v. phr. To attack someone verbally or physically. She was so angry that she struck out at him every occasion she got.

strike the hour|hour|strike

v. phr. To mark or toll the hour (said of clocks or bells). We heard the church clock strike the hour of two.

strike up|strike

v. 1a. To start to sing or play. We were sitting around the camp fire. Someone struck up a song, and we all joined in. The President took his place on the platform, and the band struck up the national anthem. 1b. To give a signal to start (a band) playing. When the team ran on the field, the band director struck up the band. 2. To bring about; begin; start. The policeman struck up a conversation with John while they were waiting for the bus. It did not take Mary long to strike up acquaintances in her new school.

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