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GMAT重点动词英英解释(172)

2014-09-30 21:11:21来源:网络

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  906. Strike verb (struck, struck )

  hit sb / sth

  [VN] (formal) to hit sb/sth hard or with force: The ship struck a rock. ◆ The child ran into

  the road and was struck by a car. ◆ The tree was struck by lightning. ◆ He fell, striking his

  head on the edge of the table. ◆ The stone struck her on the forehead.

  (formal) to hit sb/sth with your hand or a weapon: [VN] She struck him in the face. ◆ He

  struck the table with his fist. ◆ Who struck the first blow (= started the fight)? [also VNN]

  kick / hit ball

  [VN] (formal) to hit or kick a ball, etc: He walked up to the penalty spot and struck the ball

  firmly into the back of the net.

  attack

  [V]to attack sb/sth, especially suddenly: The lion crouched ready to strike. ◆ Police fear

  that the killer may strike again.

  of disaster / disease

  (written) to happen suddenly and have a harmful or damaging effect on sb/sth: [V] Two

  days later tragedy struck. ◆ [VN] The area was struck by an outbreak of cholera.

  thought / idea / impression

  (not used in the progressive tenses) (of a thought or an idea) to come into sb's mind

  suddenly: [VN] An awful thought has just struck me. ◆ I was struck by her resemblance to

  my aunt. ◆ [VN wh-] It suddenly struck me how we could improve the situation.

  ~ sb (as sth) to give sb a particular impression: [VN] His reaction struck me as odd. ◆ How

  does the idea strike you? ◆ She strikes me as a very efficient person. ◆ [VN (that)] It

  strikes me that nobody is really in favour of the changes.

  of light

  [VN] to fall on a surface: The windows sparkled as the sun struck the glass.

  dumb / deaf / blind

  [VN-ADJ][usually passive]to put sb suddenly into a particular state: to be struck dumb /

  deaf / blind

  of workers

  [V]to refuse to work as a protest: The union has voted to strike for a pay increase of 6%. ◆

  Striking workers picketed the factory.

  match

  to rub sth such as a match against a surface so that it produces a flame; to produce a flame

  when rubbed against a rough surface: [VN] to strike a match on a wall ◆ The sword struck

  sparks off the stone floor. ◆ [V] The matches were damp and he couldn't make them strike.

  of clock

  to show the time by making a ringing noise, etc: [V] Did you hear the clock strike? ◆ Four

  o'clock had just struck. ◆ [VN] The clock has just struck three.

  make sound

  [VN] to produce a musical note, sound, etc. by pressing a key or hitting sth: to strike a chord

  on the piano

  gold / oil, etc.

  [VN] to discover gold, oil, etc. by digging or DRILLING: They had struck oil!

  go with purpose

  [V +adv./prep.]~ (off / out) to go somewhere with great energy or purpose: We left the

  road and struck off across the fields.

  907. Frown verb

  ~ (at sb/sth) to make a serious, angry or worried expression by bringing your EYEBROWS

  closer together so that lines appear on your forehead: [V] What are you frowning at me for?

  ◆ She frowned with concentration. [also V speech]

  908. Tantalize verb

  [VN] to make a person or an animal want sth that they cannot have or do

  tantalizing, tantalising adjective: The tantalizing aroma of fresh coffee wafted towards them.

  ◆ a tantalizing glimpse of the future

  909. Rival verb (-ll-, AmE also -l-) [VN] ~ sb/sth (for / in sth) to be as good, impressive,

  etc. as sb/sth else: You will find scenery to rival anything you can see in the Alps. ◆ Golf

  cannot rival football for excitement.

  910. Assail verb [VN] (formal)

  to attack sb violently, either physically or with words: He was assailed with fierce blows to

  the head. ◆ The proposal was assailed by the opposition party. ◆ (figurative) A vile smell

  assailed my nostrils.

  [usually passive] to disturb or upset sb severely: to be assailed by worries / doubts / fears

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