STRIKE1 to stop working in order to get higher wages etc2 when workers are on strikeRELATED WORDSto hit someone or something 击中某人或某物HITsee alsoSTOPWORKPROTESTGOVERNMENTPOLITICSREBELLION/REVOLUTION1 to stop working in order to get higher wages etc 为得到更高的工资等而停止工作go on strike /ˌgəʊ ɒn ˈstraɪk/ [verb phrase]if workersgo on strike, they stop working in order to demand better pay or working conditions, or to protest about something 〔为提高工资、改善工作条件或抗议某事而〕举行罢工，起来罢工 In 1926, all Britain's miners, railway workers, and transport workers went on strike. 1926年，英国所有矿业工人、铁路工人以及交通运输工人都起来罢工。go on strike for The engineers have gone on strike for better pay and shorter working hours. 工程师举行了罢工，要求提高工资，缩短工作时间。go on indefinite strikego on strike until something is done to change a situation 举行无限期罢工 From tomorrow, we're going on indefinite strike unless something's done to reduce the number of accidents in the factory. 工厂若不采取措施减少工伤事故的发生，我们从明天起将举行无限期罢工。strike /straɪk/ [intransitive verb]if workers strike, they stop working in order to demand higher wages etc - used especially in news reports 罢工〔尤用于新闻报道〕 Female workers are often more reluctant than men to strike in order to get what they want. 相比于男性工人，女性工人一般都不太愿意为了争取自己想要的而去罢工。strike for Teachers were not striking for higher pay, but for higher standards in education. 教师举行罢工不是为了提高薪水，而是为了提高教育质量。striking [adjective only before noun] Outside the offices, standing in the rain, were 1400 striking clerical workers. 办公室外面，雨中站着1，400名正在罢工的文职人员。come out on strike /ˌkʌm aʊt ɒn ˈstraɪk/ [verb phrase]Britishif a group of workerscome out on strike, they deliberately stop working as a protest, especially after discussions with their employers have failed to produce any agreement 【英】〔尤因与资方谈判失败而〕举行罢工，起来罢工 Union leaders are calling on their members to come out on strike from next Monday. 工会领袖号召工会会员从下周一起举行罢工。come out on strike in support of somebody/something The government just didn't expect teachers to come out on strike in support of the miners. 政府根本没有料到教师会罢课支持矿工。walk out /ˌwɔːk ˈaʊt/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if workers walk out, they stop working and leave the place where they are working, especially when this has not been planned but happens as a protest about something that has just happened 〔尤指为抗议刚发生的事而突然〕罢工 This afternoon, three hundred car workers walked out as a protest over cuts in overtime. 今天下午，300名汽车工人走上街头，抗议削减加班工资。 Ambulance drivers have threatened to walk out if their pay claim is rejected. 救护车司机威胁说，如果他们的工资要求遭到拒绝，他们就举行罢工。walk-out /ˈwɔːk aʊt/ [countable noun] What started as a walk-out in a small factory in Manchester was to develop into a national and long-running strike. 从曼彻斯特一家小工厂里开始的罢工事件，后来发展成了一场全国性的长期罢工。down tools /ˌdaʊn ˈtuːlz/ [verb phrase]Britishif workers in a factorydown tools, they stop working as a protest about something that has just happened 【英】〔为抗议刚发生的事〕停工，罢工 After their workmate was sacked, the other machinists all downed tools until she was reinstated. 工友被解雇以后，其他的机械师全部停工，直到她复工。be on strike /biː ɒn ˈstraɪk/ [verb phrase]if workersare on strike, they have stopped working in order to demand higher wages etc 〔为提高工资等〕正在罢工 Some two-thirds of the country's diamond miners are now on strike. 现在全国有三分之二左右的钻石矿工在举行罢工。be out on strike There were frequent power cuts when the electricity workers were out on strike. 电力工人罢工时经常会停电。2 when workers are on strike 工人罢工的情况strike /straɪk/ [countable noun] The offices were closed by a strike that lasted two months. 这些办事处因为一场历时两个月的罢工关门了。miners’/teachers’/railworkers’ etc strike Since the miners’ strike, thirty of the mines in the area have been closed. 自从矿工罢工，这个地区有30个矿井被关闭。coal/rail/dock etc strike The roads were a nightmare as commuters were hit by a rail strike. 乘车上下班的人受到铁路工人罢工影响，路上一片混乱。call a strikeask workers to strike 号召罢工 When union bosses called a strike in protest over low pay, the response was overwhelming. 工会领袖呼吁罢工抗议工资太低，得到了巨大的响应。call off a strikestop striking 取消〔停止〕罢工 The administration has officially asked transportation workers to call off their strike. 政府正式请求交通运输工人取消罢工。general strikewhen most workers in a country strike 总罢工 Following a general strike and calls for his resignation, the President was arrested on 26 March. 全国举行了总罢工要求总统下台，之后，总统于3月26日被捕。strike action Shipbuilders and dockers were solidly in favour of strike action in support of their claim. 造船工人和码头工人都全力支持为响应他们的要求而发动的罢工行动。industrial action /ɪnˌdʌstriəl ˈækʃən/ [uncountable noun]when a group of workers try to persuade their employer to improve pay or conditions, either by going on strike or by doing less work than they usually do 劳工行动，工业行动〔指通过罢工或怠工的方式要求雇主给他们提高工资或改善工作条件〕 Exactly what form the industrial action will take is not yet known. 究竟会采用何种方式的劳工行动，尚不得而知。 Most of the workers are against industrial action, but are asking for talks with employers. 大多数工人反对劳工行动，而是要求和雇主谈判。take industrial action A survey of 2,000 federation members had shown that 48% believed police should have the right to take industrial action. 对联盟里两千多名会员所作的一个调查显示，有48%的人认为警察应该有采取劳工行动的权利。work-to-rule /ˌwɜːʳk tə ˈruːl/ [singular noun]when workers do only the amount of work they legally have to do and no more, as a protests against something 按章工作，合法怠工〔指工人为表示抗议而拒绝做超出规定的工作〕 Because of their work-to-rule, teachers were no longer taking after-school clubs or supervising lunch hours. 教师因为正在按章工作，他们不再举行课外俱乐部活动，也不监督午餐时间。stoppageBritishalsowork stoppageAmerican /ˈstɒpɪdʒ. ˈwɜːʳk ˌstɒpɪdʒǁˈstɑː-/ [countable noun]when a group of workers stop working for a short time until their complaint, protest, or demand is dealt with 〔短时间的〕停工，罢工 Customs officers will return to work today after a twenty-four hour stoppage. 海关官员停工24小时后将会复工。 Railworkers in central Poland also joined the stoppage, cutting the link with the industrial south-west. 波兰中部的铁路工人也加入了罢工行动，切断了与西南部工业区的铁路连线。 The plan is likely to be met with work stoppages and other labor disruptions. 这个计划有可能会遭到罢工及其他工人行动的干扰。go-slow /ˌgəʊ ˈsləʊ/ [countable noun]Britishwhen a group of workers deliberately work more slowly than usual as a way of protesting about low wages, bad working conditions etc 【英】怠工 The hospital seemed to be treating as many patients as possible before the go-slow came into effect. 在实行怠工以前，这家医院似乎是尽可能多地治疗病人。