strike up

1. PHRASAL VERB 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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. PHRASAL VERB-ERG 开始演奏
   When musicians strike up a piece of music, or when music strikes up, the music begins.
   1. And then the orchestra struck up the National Anthem...
      然后管弦乐队奏起了国歌。
   2. 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。
   3. The band struck up, and riders paraded round the ring.
      乐队开始奏乐，骑手们列队绕场行进。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. And then the orchestra struck up the National Anthem
   然后管弦乐队奏起了国歌。
4. 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。
5. The band struck up, and riders paraded round the ring.
   乐队开始奏乐，骑手们列队绕场行进。
6. The young man to my right was trying to strike up a conversation with the woman seated opposite us.
   我右边的年轻男子则试图与坐在对面的女人搭讪。
7. It's also good to strike up a conversation with other travelers. You can get some useful advice, hear amazing adventure stories, and maybe even pick up a partner for future trips!
   此外，和其他同行者谈天说地也不错，这不仅能带来实用的建议，听到一些精彩冒险故事，说不定你还可以找到将来一起出行的旅伴！
8. Let then the flowers come out in my garden, though it is not their time; and let the midday bees strike up their lazy hum.
   那就让花朵在我的园中开放，虽然花时未到；让蜜蜂在中午奏起他们慵懒的嗡哼。
9. You're looking for shared interests, shared experiences, and really any commonality you could use to strike up a conversation.
   你在寻找共同的兴趣、经历，以及任何能用来打开话头的共同点。
10. Despite their reluctance, it's always difficult to turn down a warm-hearted aunt's invitation to a private chat at a restaurant or coffee shop, only to find a complete stranger of the opposite sex, often equally uneasy, struggling to strike up a conversation.
    尽管他们不情愿，但总是很难拒绝一个热心的阿姨邀请你前往餐馆或咖啡店的一个私人聊天会，却发现一个完全陌生的异性，往往同样不安，并努力搭讪。
11. The captain figures if a flight attendant hands the middle seat passenger a note from the pilot, those on either side will take notice and strike up a conversation.
    弗拉纳根机长认为，如果空乘人员送给中间座位的乘客一封感谢信，便能引起两边乘客的注意，让大家交谈起来。
12. If you work in a cubicle, wear headphones: having them on makes it less likely that people will try to strike up a conversation.
    如果你有一个小的独立工作间，那就戴上你的耳麦：戴着它就不太会有人找你聊天。
13. David's mother hoped Lilly would retrieve it for him, call him over to the desk and give him a chance to strike up a conversation.
    大卫的妈妈希望莉莉捡到这封信后会把大卫叫过桌子那头，然后大卫就有机会与她说上话了。
14. Away from the internet women tend to strike up relationships with people they already know, such as work colleagues or former flames. Men on the other hand will head to nightclubs and bars in the hope of finding fleeting romance with someone other than their spouse.
    女性的婚外情对象一般是相识的人，比如同事或者旧情人，而不是在网上发展。而男性会去夜总会和酒吧，希望在那里和不同于伴侣的人发展一段短暂的恋情。
15. Whether you kick back with a glass of wine, immerse yourself in a novel or strike up a conversation with the person seated next to you on a plane can be determined by which nationality is listed on your passport, a survey has claimed.
    一份调查显示：在飞机上，无论你是喝杯酒放松自己，还是埋头阅读小说亦或与隔壁座的乘客攀谈，这些乘机习惯都可能是由国籍决定的。
16. I hear that the flight will go faster if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.
    我听说如果与同道的旅客聊天的话，你会觉得时间很好打发。
17. Peng Hui follows Zhiwei to Thailand but fails to strike up contact with him.
    彭慧跟着志伟到了泰国，但两人联络不上。
18. I hope you will strike up a lasting friendship.
    我希望你们将建立起永久的友谊。
19. If a man meets some one wearing the same thing they automatically strike up a conversation.
    如果一个男人见到和他穿着一模一样的另一个男人，他们马上就能聊起来，而一个女人处在相同的这种情况下就会对对方忿恨不已。
20. She's too shy to strike up a conversation with him.
    她太害羞了，不敢和他搭话。
21. Please strike up a dent in the medal ( of a fender).
    请在（防护板的）金属上敲出凹痕。
22. While doing business, he would strike up a conversation with his customers.
    他总是一边卖东西一边和顾客搭讪。
23. Strike up a conversation with a Parisian.
    找一个巴黎人展开一段会话，但这也不太容易。
24. Back then, Chinese students regarded American students very warmly; you could strike up a conversation with just about anyone you ran into.
    那时，中国学生对美国学生非常热情，只要碰到人就可以聊起来。
25. These sentences are a wonderful way to strike up a conversation because most people love to talk about themselves and can't resist an invitation to share things about their experiences or lives.
    这些句子用来开始谈话是最好的了，因为大部分人喜欢谈论他们自己，不会拒绝机会去告诉别人他们的经历或他们的生活。
26. However, my self-respect and reason warned me the girl was within sight but beyond reach. I, therefore, dared not venture to strike up a conversation with her.
    然而自尊和理智告诉我，这是一个可望而不可及的姑娘，所以我从不敢贸然在街上与她搭讪。
27. In the second dialogue, Pat, an HR officer from Australia, then tries his best to strike up a conversation with George.
    第2部分谈话中，来自澳大利亚的人事主管Pat尽全力和George开始谈话。
28. You're picking out the perfect hydrangea when you strike up a conversation with a fellow green thumb.
    你在挑选完美的八仙花时和一个有特殊园艺才能的人展开了一段对话。
29. I strike up conversations at parties, at restaurants, on the street, on the bus, in grocery stores, in doctors'offices.
    我会在派对上、餐馆、街上、公交、杂货店、医生办公室和别人谈话。
30. I find it enough work to strike up an engaging conversation without trying to calculate the moment to snap a photograph.
    我觉得在不去计算拍照片时机的情况下，进行一次和谐的交谈有许多工作要做。

verb

1. begin
   1. strike up a conversation
   2. strike up a friendship

2. start playing
   1. The musicians struck up a tune

   Synonym:    sound off