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drove [drov] n. 1. 人群
droves of students // People came in droves.
People were leaving the countryside in droves to look for work in the cities.
2. (被驅趕到一起的) 畜群
strike [stra0k] v. 1. 打；擊；撞 hit [ strike ¾ struck ¾ struck或stricken]
Tom struck his head on the table as he fell.
She struck him hard across the face. 她重重搧了他一巴掌
Their barn was struck by lightning.
2. 罷工
The nurses are striking for higher pay.
3. 被突然意識到；被突然想到；(想法) 突然閃過
A good idea struck me as I was reading the newspaper.
【 A strike B : B突然意識到A； B突然想到A 】
It was then that the thought struck her. 那時她突然有了這個念頭
It suddenly struck me that I’d forgotten Mom’s birthday.
【 it strike 某人+ that子句 】
It suddenly struck me that I was the youngest person at the meeting.
我突然意識到我是會議中最年輕的人
It struck us how sick he was looking these days.
我們突然想到他最近看起來真是憔悴
4. A strike B as ~ : A給B (某種印象)；A讓B覺得
She strikes me as a very intelligent woman. 95指
她在我眼裡是個非常聰明的女人 (我覺得她是個非常聰明的女人)
His reaction struck me as odd.
She strikes me as a very efficient person.
The first time I saw her I was struck by her beauty. 被她的美貌打動
5. 襲擊；攻擊
Police fear the killer will strike again.
6. (災難等) 突然發生
Most people were asleep when the earthquake struck.
Three earthquakes struck Peru on April 5th and 6th. 秘魯發生了3次地震
7. (時鐘) 敲響；報時
The clock struck two. ( = it was two o’clock)
8. 劃亮火柴
He struck a match and lit the candles.
ö strike up something (with someone) : (和某人) 建立友誼；開始來往；
交談起來 102指
He would often strike up conversations with complete strangers.
n. 1. 罷工
The hotel workers went on strike for health insurance. ( go on strike)
They have been on strike for two weeks. ( be on strike)
The strike completely closed the factory.
2. 軍事打擊；攻擊
Air strikes have destroyed large parts of the city. ( air strike 空襲)
striker [}stra0kQ] n. 1. 罷工者
2. (足球) 前鋒
striking [}stra0k0H] adj. 1. 顯著的；明顯的；驚人的 91學96學
There are some striking differences in the two theories. 103學
The most striking part of the performance was the beautiful music.
2. 極為漂亮的
She is a striking woman, quite beautiful.
strikingly adv.
The two polls produced strikingly different results.
a strikingly handsome man // She is strikingly beautiful.
verbatim [vQ}betDm] adj. 一字不差的；逐字的word for word
a verbatim report // a verbatim account of what was said
adv.
He reported the speech verbatim.
She recited the poem verbatim.
stale [stel] adj. 不新鮮的no longer fresh
The bread was stale and could not be served. // ~ stale bread
These cookies are stale. // ~ stale old war stories
stale air /water // a room filled with stale smoke
stalemate ['stel`met] n. 僵持；僵局 a deadlock; impasse
The President and the Congress are at a stalemate; neither side can agree.
The talks ended in (a) stalemate.
Management and the unions have reached a stalemate in their negotiations.
v.
He was stalemated by the opposition.
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