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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Please strike up a dent in the medal ( of a fender).
  请在（防护板的）金属上敲出凹痕。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She's too shy to strike up a conversation with him.
  她太害羞了，不敢和他搭话。
• 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。
• 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。