| 词组 | strike down |
| 释义 | strike down 1. strike down sb • strike sb down usually passive if someone is struck down by something, they are suddenly killed or badly injured by it: ▪ The following morning he was dead, struck down by a massive heart attack. ▪ Buddy Lamont had been struck down by a sniper's bullet. 2. strike down sb • strike sb down usually passive if someone is struck down by an illness, they are suddenly affected by it, usually severely: ▪ Thousands of people have been struck down by the mystery illness. ▪ Guests were struck down by food-poisoning after a wedding reception in Scotland yesterday. 3. strike down sth • strike sth down AmE if a court strikes down a law, it decides not to allow it: ▪ The Supreme Court struck down the Act because it violates the U.S. constitution. |
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