strike gold

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To find gold. literally
    — “And how did he make his money?” “In mining. He had nothing a few years ago. Then he struck gold, invested it, and came up by leaps and bounds.”
  2. To be lucky, to win or be successful. informal
    — Danny Manning and Edwin Moses quickly come to mind for fans who want American athletes to strike gold this summer.

词形变化

strikes gold present,singular,third-person striking gold participle,present struck gold past struck gold participle,past stricken gold archaic,participle,past,rare

词源

As success in a gold rush was measured by whether gold was found.
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