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

• Let then the flowers come out in my garden, though it is not their time; and let the midday bees strike up their lazy hum.
  那就让花朵在我的园中开放，虽然花时未到；让蜜蜂在中午奏起他们慵懒的嗡哼。
• Despite their reluctance, it's always difficult to turn down a warm-hearted aunt's invitation to a private chat at a restaurant or coffee shop, only to find a complete stranger of the opposite sex, often equally uneasy, struggling to strike up a conversation.
  尽管他们不情愿，但总是很难拒绝一个热心的阿姨邀请你前往餐馆或咖啡店的一个私人聊天会，却发现一个完全陌生的异性，往往同样不安，并努力搭讪。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She's too shy to strike up a conversation with him.
  她太害羞了，不敢和他搭话。
• David's mother hoped Lilly would retrieve it for him, call him over to the desk and give him a chance to strike up a conversation.
  大卫的妈妈希望莉莉捡到这封信后会把大卫叫过桌子那头，然后大卫就有机会与她说上话了。
• 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。
• You're looking for shared interests, shared experiences, and really any commonality you could use to strike up a conversation.
  你在寻找共同的兴趣、经历，以及任何能用来打开话头的共同点。