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first strike

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌfirst ˈstrike noun [countable]  PMWARan attack made on your enemy before they attack you, especially an attack made using nuclear weapons 〔尤指动用核武器的〕先发制人的打击
Examples from the Corpus
first strikeThe reason he survived the first strike is the reason that you all escaped the second.There was a caretaker here, in the basement, when the first strike occurred.New Zealand took only four minutes before making their first strike with flanker Josh Kronfeld being awarded a try.
ˌfirst ˈstrike nounChineseSyllable
enemy attack your on made an Corpus before


first strike
ˌfirst ˈstrike noun [countable]
an attack made on your enemy before they attack you, especially an attack made using nuclear weapons


first strikeBrE /ˌfɜːst ˈstraɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfɜːrst ˈstraɪk/ 🔊 nounan attack on an enemy made before they attack you 先发制人;首先发起攻击