Word · Frequency #3619
strokes
抚摸;轻抚
strokes is the third person singular of stroke.
move one's hand gently along a surface; caress.
- 1.
To draw the horizontal line across the upright part (of the letter t).
画出字母t的横线
- 2.
To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.
用手或物体(如扫帚、刷子)沿一个方向轻触(表面)移动;抚摸。
- 3.
Followed by out or through: to draw a line or lines through (text) to indicate that it is deleted; to cancel, to strike or strike out.
在文本上画线以表示删除;取消,划掉
- 4.
To bring (something) to a certain condition by stroking (sense 1).
通过抚摸(sense 1)使(某物)达到某种状态。
- 5.
To hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; also, to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so.
以流畅或平滑的动作击打或踢(球);通过这种方式得分
- 6.
To milk (a cow or other animal); especially, to squeeze the teat of (a cow, etc.) to extract the last bit of milk from the udder; to strap (dialectal), to strip.
挤(奶牛或其他动物)的奶;尤指挤压(奶牛等的)乳头以挤出乳房中最后一滴奶;方言亦作strap,即strip。
- 7.
Of a rower or a crew: to row at (a rate of a certain number of strokes (“movements of the oar through water”) per minute).
划船者或船员:以每分钟一定桨数划船
- 8.
To give a finely fluted surface to (stone) by carving it with a tool.
用工具雕刻(石料)使其表面有细凹槽。
- 9.
To act as the stroke (“rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers”) of (a boat or its crew).
担任船尾划手(划船节奏的设定者)
- 10.
To strike (the water) with one's arms and legs when swimming.
游泳时用手臂和腿划水
- 11.
To lengthen the stroke of (an engine) by installing a crankshaft with longer throws.
通过安装更长的曲轴来延长发动机的冲程
- 12.
Chiefly followed by out: to suffer loss of brain function when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted; to have a stroke (noun sense 4).
主要指后接out:因大脑供血突然中断而丧失脑功能;患中风。
- 13.
To swim by making co-ordinated movements with the arms and legs.
通过手臂和腿的协调动作来游泳。
划掉;删除;给字母 t 加一横;流畅地击(球)或踢(球);(以此方式)得分;患中风;中风发作;(游泳时)用手臂和腿划水
In use
She strokes her father's hand when she feels nervous.
He stroked the new leather sofa, appreciating its softness.
They were stroking the horse's neck after a long ride.
Verb forms
base stroke · third person strokes · -ing stroking · past stroked · past participle stroked
规则动词:过去式、过去分词加-ed,现在分词加-ing。
Connections
Collocations
- stroke a cat
- 抚摸猫
- She gently stroked the cat behind its ears.她轻轻地抚摸猫的耳后。
- stroke someone's hair
- 抚摸某人的头发
- He stroked her hair as she fell asleep.她睡着时,他抚摸着她的头发。
- stroke out a word
- 划掉一个词
- The editor stroked out the misspelled word.编辑划掉了拼错的单词。
- stroke the ball
- 平滑地击球
- He stroked the ball into the bottom corner of the net.他一记平滑的击球,把球送入球门底角。
- stroke the letter t
- 写字母 t 时加一横
- Remember to stroke the t in "letter" when you write it.写“letter”时,记住给 t 加一横。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象用手轻轻抚摸小猫,动作就像给字母t添上那一横、或划掉一行字:都是“轻轻擦过”的感觉。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:petting animals、comforting someone、gentle physical affection 表示“抚摸”时,语气中性,通常用于对宠物或他人的轻柔触碰,日常口语和书面描写中都比较常见,属于安全的基础表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 stroke 押韵,均读作 /oʊk/。注意形近异音词:strode /stroʊd/、strobe /stroʊb/、stork /stɔːrk/ 虽然拼写相似,但发音不同,不可同韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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