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

• And then the orchestra struck up the National Anthem
  然后管弦乐队奏起了国歌。
• I hear that the flight will go faster if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.
  我听说如果与同道的旅客聊天的话，你会觉得时间很好打发。
• 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。
• 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。
• She's too shy to strike up a conversation with him.
  她太害羞了，不敢和他搭话。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The captain figures if a flight attendant hands the middle seat passenger a note from the pilot, those on either side will take notice and strike up a conversation.
  弗拉纳根机长认为，如果空乘人员送给中间座位的乘客一封感谢信，便能引起两边乘客的注意，让大家交谈起来。
• These sentences are a wonderful way to strike up a conversation because most people love to talk about themselves and can't resist an invitation to share things about their experiences or lives.
  这些句子用来开始谈话是最好的了，因为大部分人喜欢谈论他们自己，不会拒绝机会去告诉别人他们的经历或他们的生活。