stroke

[strəʊk]

the act or an instance of striking; a blow, knock, or hit

a sudden action, movement, or occurrence

a stroke of luck

a brilliant or inspired act or feat

a stroke of genius

apoplexy; rupture of a blood vessel in the brain resulting in loss of consciousness, often followed by paralysis, or embolism or thrombosis affecting a cerebral vessel

the striking of a clock.the hour registered by the striking of a clock

a mark, flourish, or line made by a writing implement

another name for solidus, used esp when dictating or reading aloud

a light touch or caress, as with the fingers

a pulsation, esp of the heart

a single complete movement or one of a series of complete movements

the act or manner of striking the ball with a racket, club, bat, etc

any one of the repeated movements used by a swimmer to propel himself through the water

a manner of swimming, esp one of several named styles such as the crawl or butterfly

any one of a series of linear movements of a reciprocating part, such as a piston.the distance travelled by such a part from one end of its movement to the other

a single pull on an oar or oars in rowing

manner or style of rowing

the oarsman who sits nearest the stern of a shell, facing the cox, and sets the rate of striking for the rest of the crew

a compliment or comment that enhances a persons self-esteem

pornographic; masturbatory

stroke magazines

to touch, brush, or caress lightly or gently

to mark a line or a stroke on or through

to act as the stroke of (a racing shell)

to strike (a ball) with a smooth swinging blow

to handle or influence (someone) with care, using persuasion, flattery, etc

习惯用语: a stroke a small amount of work; a stroke of work 同; off one's stroke performing or working less well than usual; on the stroke of punctually at