strike up

verb

1. begin

e.g. strike up a conversation
strike up a friendship

2. start playing

e.g. The musicians struck up a tune

Synonym: sound off

1. 开始(交谈);建立(友谊);开始(来往)
When you strike up a conversation or friendship with someone, you begin one.

e.g. I trailed her into Penney's and struck up a conversation...
我跟着她进了彭尼家然后开始交谈起来。
e.g. James struck up a friendship with a small boy who owned a pony on the island.
詹姆斯和小岛上一个养了一匹小马的小男孩儿交上了朋友。

2. 开始演奏
When musicians strike up a piece of music, or when music strikes up, the music begins.

e.g. And then the orchestra struck up the National Anthem...
然后管弦乐队奏起了国歌。
e.g. Music struck up in one of the big old buildings along the seafront...
音乐从海滨区一栋古老的大楼里响起。

1. 开始演奏：2. elegant adj. 优雅的 | 3. strike up 开始演奏 | 4. waltz n. 华尔兹

2. 开始演奏;开始(交谈 建立起(友谊等)：recent a. 新近的,近来的 | strike up 开始演奏;开始(交谈 建立起(友谊等) | strike v. 冲,撞;罢工;(使)产生印象,打动;极点;发现,找到 n. 罢工

3. 开始(谈话,演奏：1461strike someone as在某人看来似乎... | 1462strike up开始(谈话,演奏...) | 1463stripen. 条纹

4. 发起谈话：Pie in the sky 天方夜谭 | strike up 发起谈话 | stock up 囤货