stroke /strəʊk/
noun
1
击球（动作）
an act of hitting a ball, for example with a bat or racket
What a beautiful stroke!
击球动作多漂亮呀！
2
（打、击等的）一下，一击
a single movement of the arm when hitting sb/sth
His punishment was six strokes of the cane.
给他的惩罚是挨六教鞭。
3
划水动作；划桨动作
any of a series of repeated movements in swimming or rowing
She took a few more strokes to reach the bank.
她又划几下，游到了岸边。
4
(often in compounds 常构成复合词) 游泳姿势
a style of swimming
Butterfly is the only stroke I can't do.
只有蝶泳我不会。
5
[usually sing.] (especially BrE) 轻抚；抚摩
an act of moving your hand gently over a surface, usually several times
He gave the cat a stroke.
他抚摩了一下猫。
6
一笔；一画；笔画
a mark made by moving a pen, brush, etc. once across a surface
to paint with fine brush strokes
一小刷一小刷地刷漆
7
~ (of sth)
（成功的）举动；（高明的）举措；（巧妙的）办法；（成功的）事情
a single successful action or event
Your idea was a stroke of genius .
你的主意很高明。
9
钟声；鸣；敲
each of the sounds made by a clock or bell giving the hours
on the stroke of three (= at 3 o'clock exactly)
三点整
10
中风
a sudden serious illness when a blood vessel (= tube) in the brain bursts or is blocked, which can cause death or the loss of the ability to move or to speak clearly
The stroke left him partly paralysed.
他因中风身体局部瘫痪了。
verb
[VN]
1
(especially BrE) 轻抚，抚摩（动物的毛皮）
to move your hand gently and slowly over an animal's fur or hair
He's a beautiful dog. Can I stroke him?
这条狗真漂亮。我可以摸一摸吗？
2
轻抚，抚摩（物体表面或头发等）
to move your hand gently over a surface, sb's hair, etc.
He stroked her hair affectionately.
他深情地抚摩着她的头发。
3
[+ adv./prep.] 轻挪；轻触；轻拭
to move sth somewhere with a gentle movement
She stroked away his tears.
她轻轻拭去他的眼泪。
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