strike up

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To start something with somebody else, such as a conversation or relationship. idiomatic,transitive
    — To make him feel welcome, she struck up a conversation with the newly arrived guest.
  2. To start something, usually playing live music. ergative,idiomatic,intransitive
    — The band struck up and everyone started to dance.
  3. To raise (as sheet metal), in making dishes, pans, etc., by blows or pressure in a die.

词形变化

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