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streak

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/ striːk /
◙ noun
1. a long thin mark or line that is a different colour from the surface it is on
• 条纹；条痕:
»streaks of grey in her hair
  她头上的??白发
»dirty streaks on the window
  窗户上的道道污痕
--› note at mark
2. a part of a person's character, especially an unpleasant part
• (尤指不好的)性格特征:
»a ruthless / vicious / mean streak
  冷酷/邪恶/卑鄙的性格
»a streak of cruelty
  几分残忍
3. a series of successes or failures, especially in a sport or in gambling
• (尤指体育比赛或赌博中)顺的时候,背的时候,运气,手气:
»a streak of good luck
  运气好的一段时间
»to hit (= have) a winning streak
  碰上顺的时候
»to be on a winning / losing streak
  赶上顺的/背的时候
»a lucky / unlucky streak
  运气好/不好的阶段◙

verb
1. [VN] ~ sth (with sth) to mark or cover sth withstreaks
• 在…上画条纹(或留下条痕)；使布满条纹(或条痕):
»Tears streaked her face.
  她脸上是道道泪痕。
»His face was streaked with mud.
  他脸上满是一条条的污泥。
»She's had her hair streaked (= had special chemicals put on her hair so that it has attractive coloured lines in it).
  她把头发染成一?一?的。
2. [V +adv. / prep.] to move very fast in a particular direction
• 飞奔；疾驰
【SYN】 speed :
»A car pulled out and streaked off down the road.
  一辆汽车驶出后沿着公路疾驰而去。
3. [V , usually +adv. / prep.] (informal) to run through a public place with no clothes on as a way of getting attention
• 裸奔

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