stroke

• I can not swim a stroke .
  我一点也不会游泳。
• Let 's settle the matter at one stroke , not piecemeal .
  把这事一气儿解决了吧，别零敲碎打了。
• Little strokes fell great oaks .
  水滴石穿。
• We will have to get rid of him -- he never does a stroke .
  我们得把他弄走他什么活儿都不干。
• Now all paled under the stroke of world events .
  这时，在世界大事的突然发作下，一切都相形失色了。
• They rowed with a steady stroke that was to last all day .
  他们划起桨来从容沉着，可以这样划一天。
• As he spoke, margaret played a stroke of pure genius .
  他在讲话时，玛格丽特作了一个甚为得体的动作。
• He stroked his beautiful white beard, and smiled faintly .
  他捋了一把他那美丽的白髯，淡淡地笑了一笑。
• He pulled certain swift strong strokes ahead, and lay up his oars .
  他利落地使劲划了几桨，就搁起桨来。
• He finally stroke out a new method for testing the purity of the water .
  他终于想出测定水纯度的新方法。