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

• 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。
• 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。
• Whether you kick back with a glass of wine, immerse yourself in a novel or strike up a conversation with the person seated next to you on a plane can be determined by which nationality is listed on your passport, a survey has claimed.
  一份调查显示：在飞机上，无论你是喝杯酒放松自己，还是埋头阅读小说亦或与隔壁座的乘客攀谈，这些乘机习惯都可能是由国籍决定的。
• And then the orchestra struck up the National Anthem
  然后管弦乐队奏起了国歌。
• 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。
• 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。
• Peng Hui follows Zhiwei to Thailand but fails to strike up contact with him.
  彭慧跟着志伟到了泰国，但两人联络不上。
• 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。
• It's also good to strike up a conversation with other travelers. You can get some useful advice, hear amazing adventure stories, and maybe even pick up a partner for future trips!
  此外，和其他同行者谈天说地也不错，这不仅能带来实用的建议，听到一些精彩冒险故事，说不定你还可以找到将来一起出行的旅伴！
• Back then, Chinese students regarded American students very warmly; you could strike up a conversation with just about anyone you ran into.
  那时，中国学生对美国学生非常热情，只要碰到人就可以聊起来。