英语词汇“stroke”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

stroke

释义

stroke

Theme: FLATTERY

tr. & in. to flatter someone; to soothe and comfort someone.

She strokes everybody to keep them on her side during the bad times.She learned long ago that stroking puts people at ease.

stroke

1. noun

an underhand, immoral or illegal trick UK, 1970.

praise or flattery. Almost always in the plural US, 1964.

appetite IRELAND, 2000

2. verb

to flatter someone US, 1979.

to masturbate. Also 'stroke off' US, 1986.► stroke it1. in car racing, to drive with care and caution US, 1965.2. to perform badly on purpose US, 1989.► stroke the lizard(of a male) to masturbate US, 1971

idiomstroke► put sb off their stroke —see put sb off their strideat a/one strokeif something is done at a stroke, it happens suddenly because of one action or event:The settlement consolidated the debt and reduced it at a stroke from 76 million to 51 million pesos.Two thousand jobs will be created at a stroke by the building of the new car plant.Arnold thought he saw a chance of doubling his savings at one stroke.

stroke

tv. & in. to flatter someone; to soothe and comfort someone. She “strokes” everybody to keep them on her side during the bad times.

See:

a stroke of luck
arrive (somewhere) (up)on the stroke of (some time)
arrive on the stroke of some time
at a (single) stroke
at a/one stroke
at one stroke
at the stroke of (some specific time)
be in the short strokes
broad (brush) strokes
broad strokes
different strokes
different strokes (for different folks)
Different strokes for different folks
down to the short strokes
finishing touch
have a stroke
in broad (brush) strokes
Little strokes fell great oaks
no accounting for tastes, there is no
no accounting for tastes, there's
not do a stroke
not do a stroke (of work)
not do a stroke of work
on the stroke of (some specific time)
on/at the stroke of eight, midnight, etc.
put (one) off (one's) stride
put (one) off (one's) stroke
put one off one's stride
put somebody off their stride/stroke
put someone off their stroke
short strokes
stroke
stroke (one) the wrong way
stroke (one's) ego
stroke ego
stroke of business
stroke of fortune
stroke of genius
stroke of genius, a
stroke of luck
stroke of work
stroke someone the wrong way
with broad strokes

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