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

I hope you will strike up a lasting friendship.
我希望你们将建立起永久的友谊。
I strike up conversations at parties, at restaurants, on the street, on the bus, in grocery stores, in doctors'offices.
我会在派对上、餐馆、街上、公交、杂货店、医生办公室和别人谈话。
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。
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。
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。
And then the orchestra struck up the National Anthem
然后管弦乐队奏起了国歌。
You're picking out the perfect hydrangea when you strike up a conversation with a fellow green thumb.
你在挑选完美的八仙花时和一个有特殊园艺才能的人展开了一段对话。
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。
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。
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。