strike up

英 [straɪk ʌp]

美 [straɪk ʌp]

开始（交谈）; 建立（友谊）; 开始（来往）; 开始演奏

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 开始(交谈);建立(友谊);开始(来往)
  When youstrike upa conversation or friendship with someone, you begin one.
  1. I trailed her into Penney's and struck up a conversation...
     我跟着她进了彭尼家然后开始交谈起来。
  2. James struck up a friendship with a small boy who owned a pony on the island.
     詹姆斯和小岛上一个养了一匹小马的小男孩儿交上了朋友。
• PHRASAL VERB-ERG 开始演奏
  When musiciansstrike upa piece of music, or when musicstrikes up, the music begins.
  1. And then the orchestra struck up the National Anthem...
     然后管弦乐队奏起了国歌。
  2. Music struck up in one of the big old buildings along the seafront...
     音乐从海滨区一栋古老的大楼里响起。
  3. The band struck up, and riders paraded round the ring.
     乐队开始奏乐，骑手们列队绕场行进。

英英释义

verb

• begin
  1. strike up a conversation
  2. strike up a friendship
• start playing
  1. The musicians struck up a tune
  Synonym:sound off

双语例句

• However, my self-respect and reason warned me the girl was within sight but beyond reach. I, therefore, dared not venture to strike up a conversation with her.
  然而自尊和理智告诉我，这是一个可望而不可及的姑娘，所以我从不敢贸然在街上与她搭讪。
• If a man meets some one wearing the same thing they automatically strike up a conversation.
  如果一个男人见到和他穿着一模一样的另一个男人，他们马上就能聊起来，而一个女人处在相同的这种情况下就会对对方忿恨不已。
• The band struck up, and riders paraded round the ring.
  乐队开始奏乐，骑手们列队绕场行进。
• I find it enough work to strike up an engaging conversation without trying to calculate the moment to snap a photograph.
  我觉得在不去计算拍照片时机的情况下，进行一次和谐的交谈有许多工作要做。
• In the second dialogue, Pat, an HR officer from Australia, then tries his best to strike up a conversation with George.
  第2部分谈话中，来自澳大利亚的人事主管Pat尽全力和George开始谈话。
• While doing business, he would strike up a conversation with his customers.
  他总是一边卖东西一边和顾客搭讪。
• And then the orchestra struck up the National Anthem
  然后管弦乐队奏起了国歌。
• Strike up a conversation with a Parisian.
  找一个巴黎人展开一段会话，但这也不太容易。
• Music struck up in one of the big old buildings along the seafront
  音乐从海滨区一栋古老的大楼里响起。
• The young man to my right was trying to strike up a conversation with the woman seated opposite us.
  我右边的年轻男子则试图与坐在对面的女人搭讪。