1.b> 1) i> (.i> , .i>); what a beautiful stroke! ! he won by two strokes / (i>); she returned the volley with a powerful stroke of her racket to win the game ;
2) ; he received three strokes of the cane i> ; the punishment was twenty strokes of the lash ; he cried out at each stroke of the whip ; a stroke of lightning ;
2.b> ,i> i> (, i>); she took a few more strokes to reach the bank - ;
3.b> i> (.i> i>) [.i> .i> back-stroker> 3; breaststroker>]; butterfly is the only stroke I can't do "" , ; what's your s best stroke when you're swimming? ?
4.b> i> , i> (, i>); he gave the cat a stroke i> / ; don't be frightened, just give the horse a stroke , / ; massage the cream into you skin using light upward strokes , ;
5.b> 1) , ; , , (, i>); at the stroke of a pen they removed thousands of people from the welfare system [.i> .i> ]; the thick downward strokes of the characters , ; a brush stroke / ; the paint had been applied in careful, regular strokes , ; the finishing stroke / / (.i> .i>);
2) .i> , (/), / ; please complete form D7/8 (= D seven stroke eighti>) , D 7 / 8;
6.b> / , ; [.i> .i> master-stroker>]; it was a stroke of genius to film the movie in Toronto / / ; ending negotiations was seen as a bold stroke by many commentators / ; it was a stroke of luck finding your ring on the beach, wasn't it? , i> , ? by a stroke of luck, someone else was walking along the path and heard my shouts for help / , , ;
7.b> , (i>); at the first stroke it will be 9 o'clock exactly i> / 9 ; on the stroke of three ;
8.b> .i> , i> , (.i> cerebral accident, cerebrovascular accident); I looked after my father after he had a stroke , / i> ; she suffered/ had / a stroke which left her unable to speak / , ; the stroke left him partly paralysed / ; she died following a massive stroke / ;
9.b> .i> (, , i>); (.i> stroke length, length of stroke);
at a / one, single / stroke, in one strokeb> , , [.i> .i> 5 1)]; they threatened to cancel the whole project at a stroke / ; by computerizing we could, at a (single)/ in one / stroke, improve efficiency and reduce costs ; at one stroke the country lost two outstanding leaders / ; not to do a stroke (of work)b> ; / ; she's been gossiping and hasn't done a stroke of work all morning , / .
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