ILLNESS 疾病, if someone has a stroke, an ARTERY (=tube carrying blood) in their brain suddenly bursts or becomes blocked, so that they may die or be unable to use some muscles

卒中，脑卒中; 中风:

She died following a massive stroke.

她严重中风后去世了。

I looked after my father after he had a stroke.

父亲中风后，由我照看他。

a stroke patient

中风患者

SWIMMING / ROWING 游泳/划船

SPORT 体育运动, the action of hitting the ball in games such as tennis, GOLF , and CRICKET

〔网球、高尔夫球、板球等的〕击球; 一击，一抽:

a backhand stroke

一记反手击球

PEN / BRUSH 钢笔/毛笔

at a / one stroke, with a single sudden action

一举，一下子:

At one stroke the country lost two outstanding leaders.

这个国家一下子失去了两位杰出的领导人。

on the stroke of seven / nine etc, at exactly seven o'clock etc

七点整/九点整等:

She arrived home on the stroke of midnight.

她午夜才到家。

The only goal of the match came on the stroke of half-time.

比赛中唯一的一次进球是在上半场正好结束的时候。

stroke of luck / fortune, something lucky that happens to you unexpectedly

意外的好运/运气:

In a stroke of luck, a suitable organ donor became available.

正巧，有了合适的器官捐献者。

stroke of genius / inspiration etc, a very good idea about what to do to solve a problem

聪明的办法，绝妙的主意:

It was a stroke of genius to film the movie in Toronto.

在多伦多拍摄这部影片真是高明之举。

HIT 击，打, an action of hitting someone with something such as a whip or thin stick

一击，一抽:

He cried out at each stroke of the whip.

鞭子每抽一下，他都叫出声来。

A MOVEMENT OF YOUR HAND 手的动作, a gentle movement of your hand over something

轻抚，抚摸:

I gave her hair a gentle stroke .

我轻轻地抚摸她的头发。

with / at a stroke of the pen, if someone in authority does something with a stroke of the pen, they sign an official document to make a decision with important and serious results

大笔一挥〔签字〕:

He had the power to order troops home with a stroke of his pen.

他大笔一挥就可以下令撤回军队。

not do a stroke (of work), [BrE informal] to not do any work at all

什么（工作）也不做

stroke of lightning, a bright flash of lightning, especially one that hits something

〔尤指对某物的〕闪电的一击

CLOCK / BELL 时钟/铃, a single sound made by a clock giving the hours, or by a bell, GONG etc

〔时钟、铃、锣等报时的〕一次鸣响，敲击声

put sb off their stroke, [BrE informal] to make someone stop giving all their attention to what they are doing

使某人分心:

Seeing Frank watching me put me off my stroke.

发现弗兰克在看我，我分神了。

IN NUMBERS 在数字中, [BrE] used when you are saying a number written with the mark (/) in it

斜线（号）;

The serial number is seventeen stroke one. (=17 / 1)

序列号是 17 / 1。

to move your hand gently over something

轻抚，抚摸:

He reached out and stroked her cheek tenderly.

他伸出手，温柔地抚摸她的脸颊。

[always + adv / prep] to move something somewhere with gentle movements of your hand

用手轻轻地移动〔某物〕:

He lifted her face and stroked her hair from her eyes.

他抬起她的脸，把一缕头发从她眼睛上拂开。

[always + adv / prep] to hit or kick a ball with a smooth movement in games such as tennis, golf, and CRICKET

〔网球、高尔夫球、板球等中〕轻触，轻击:

He stroked the ball into an empty net with a minute to go.

还剩一分钟时，他把球轻轻击入空网。

stroke sb's ego, to say nice things to someone to make them feel good, especially because you want something from them

拍某人马屁，对某人阿谀奉承