(1)敲，(击)打，抽打(act of striking or the blow given)[C]：a～of lightning 一下闪电;be given 10～s with a whip 被抽打10鞭子;drive in a nail with one～of the hammer 用榔头一下把钉子敲进去;give the dog a～打狗一下;kill sb with one～of a sward/an axe 一剑/斧头把某人杀死;〖同〗blow，chop，sock，knock，tap;

(2)划水(法);击球(movement or method of swimming or rowing;act of hitting the ball in sport)[C]：long powerful～s 长时间有力的划水;make a few～s with one's arms 用手臂划了几下水;swim with fast/slow/strong～s 游泳划水划得快/慢/有力;Which～are you best at? 你最精于哪项泳姿? back-/breast-/butterfly-～仰/蛙/蝶泳;row with strong/vigorous～s of the oars 有劲地/强有力地划浆;set the～for the crew 为船员们定下划浆频率;a graceful～with the bat 用拍子优雅的一击;make a good～at cricket 板球的有效一击;play a cautious/forehand～小心/正手击球;win the golf match by two～s 以比对手少两杆的成绩赢得高尔夫比赛;

(3)意外的一次(好运、不幸等)(unexpected piece of luck)[U，a～][N (of)]：It was a～of luck that we met here. 我们在这里遇上是幸运使然。have a～of luck 有运气;A～of fate turned a beggar into a rich man. 好运使一个乞丐变成富人。various～s of misfortune 种种霉运;By an unfortunate～of fate，the train was late. 遗憾的是火车晚点了。〖同〗chance，accident;

(4)一笔;笔划(触)((line made by a) single movement of a pen，brush，etc)[C]：a brush～sweeping across a painting 横贯全画的一笔;thin/thick～s 细/粗笔划;with a downward/short even～ 向下/短而匀的运笔;with a～of the pen 大笔一挥;draw sth with a few～s 几笔画成;put the finishing～s to a painting 对一幅画进行最后的润色;〖同〗movement，flourish;

(5)(报时)钟(铃)声(sound made by a bell or clock in giving the time)[C]：at the～of midnight 午夜钟声之时;arrive on/at the～of the two 钟正敲响两点时到达;After twelve～s the sound died away. 12响之后声音消失了。〖同〗striking，sounding，ringing;

(6)中风(sudden attack of illness that affects one's brain suddenly and can lead to one being unable to move part(s)of one's body)[C]：a severe/sun～严重中风/中暑;a～of paralysis/apoplexy 瘫痪/脑溢血;unable to speak/walk properly as a result of a～由于中风不能正常讲话/走路;The～left his right side paralysed/left him paralyzed on the right side. 中风使他身体右侧瘫痪了。

at a/one stroke 一下子，一举：He solved the problem at a～. 他一举解决了这个问题。

not do a stroke of work 一点工作也不做：He did not do a～(of work) last week. 上周他一点工作没干。

put sb off his stroke 使迟疑(犹豫)：Don't laugh when I'm playing the piano. It puts me off my stroke. 我弹钢琴时不要笑，那会使我乱了指法。

←strike v & n;

【辨异】stroke与blow、hit和slap的区别见BLOW。