streak [strik]
n. 条纹，线条；倾向
vi. 飞跑，疾驶；加上条纹
vt. 飞跑，疾驰；加条纹于
词源 streak 条纹，条痕 来自古英语 strica,条纹，线痕，笔划，来自 Proto-Germanic*strikon,轻触，轻击，来自 PIE*streig, 击，打，刮，词源同 strike,stroke.
streak 疾行，疾驰，裸奔
改写自 streek,快走，疾行，方言变体自 stretch,展开，伸长，来自古英语 streccan,展开，伸长。 词义裸奔来自一则小故事，在 1973 年，美国马里兰大学突然出现了几百人的裸奔队伍，一个记者偶然看到了这一幕，在报道时兴奋的大叫：“They are streaking past me right now.It's an incredible sight.”原义要表达的是，“他们刚刚在我身边跑过，真是一个难以置信的画面”， 后随着这则新闻报道的播出，有意无意的就赋予了该词裸奔的含义。
英文词源
streak: [OE] Streak and strike are closely related. Both come from a prehistoric Germanic base *strik-, denoting ‘touch lightly’. But whereas the connotations of strike have become more violent, streak has moved semantically from the action to the effect it produced on a surface. Originally, in the Old English period, it denoted simply a ‘mark’, but by the 16th century it had narrowed down to a long thin mark. The use of the verb streak for ‘run naked through a public place’ dates from the early 1970s.
例句
1. He had the ruthless streak necessary to carry him into the Cabinet.
他具有进入内阁所必需的冷酷性格。
2. A violent streak of pain ripped through her whole body.
一阵剧烈的疼痛传遍了她的全身。
3. Paul was someone who certainly had a puritan streak in him.
保罗身上无疑带有清教徒气质。
4. Susan and Deborah share an intensely selfish, egotistic streak.
苏珊和德博拉两个人都极端自私和自我。
5. We're both alike—there is a streak of madness in us both.
我们俩很像——都有点疯。
英文释义:
A streak is a mark or characteristic. What makes you keep trying to wipe the streak of permanent marker off the white couch — your clean streak or your stubborn streak?
Like a mark or stain, a streak in a person is a characteristic or strain that runs through them — like a mean streak. The noun streak can also refer to an unbroken chain of events — you’ll want a lucky streak to keep going and a losing streak to come to a quick end. As a verb, to streak means to dash, sometimes without clothes. If you talk a blue streak, you’ve got a lot to say, very quickly.
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Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for streak
Remember the hair coloring streak!!!!!!!!!!
