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柯林斯词典

同根词

词根：strike

• adj.

  striking 显著的，突出的，惊人的；打击的；罢工的

• n.

  strike 罢工；打击；殴打

  striker 罢工者；打击者；[军] 撞针；钟锤；叉鱼的人

• v.

  striking 打（strike的ing形式）

• vi.

  strike 打，打击；罢工；敲，敲击；抓；打动；穿透

• vt.

  strike 打，击；罢工；撞击，冲击；侵袭；打动；到达

同近义词

• v.罢工，打，打击（strike的过去式和过去分词）

  smote

词组短语

1. Stage Struck 战国春秋 ; 舞台在我心 ; 红伶梦

2. air strike 空袭

3. go on strike 举行罢工

4. struck dumb 目瞪口呆 ; 吓呆了 ; 哑巴了 ; 有嘴没舌

5. strike up 使开始；建立起；开始演奏

6. strike someone as 在某人看来似乎...

7. strike on 打在…上；突然想起

8. strike back 回击，反击

9. strike out 打击；删去；想出；产生

10. strike slip [地理学]走向位移；走向滑距

11. strike down 杀死；击倒

12. general strike 大罢工

13. get struck in traffic 遇上堵车 ; 赶上堵车

14. strike a chord 打动(某人的)心弦，在(某人心中)引起共鸣

15. strike in 插嘴

16. on strike 罢工，罢工中

17. strike against 为反对…而罢工

18. hunger strike n. 绝食抗议

19. awe-struck 充满敬畏的

20. strike at 袭击；攻击；向…打击

21. struck joint 刮平缝 ; 下斜砖缝 ; 敲接 ; 斜括缝

22. Struck By Lightning 命中雷霆 ; 遭遇雷劈 ; 被雷劈 ; 迅电流光

23. strike for 为…而罢工

24. is struck out 被三振出局

25. lightning strike n. 雷击（等于lightning stroke）；闪电式罢工

26. Heat-struck 心如刀割

27. strike fire 打火

28. strike twelve 获得最大成就；达到最高目标；显出全副本领

权威例句

1. Disaster struck when the wheel came off.

车轮脱落，灾难就来了。《牛津词典》

2. The hour has come [ struck ].

末日 已到,命数已尽.《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. The torpedo struck home on the hull of the ship.

鱼雷正击中船身。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

4. But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him and struck down the Philistine and killed him.

17但洗鲁雅的儿子亚比筛帮助大卫,击打那非利士人,将他杀死.《期刊摘选》

5. We managed to operate a skeleton bus service during the strike.

罢工期间，我们设法保持最起码的公共汽车营运。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

6. The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water.

那球重重地打在他身上,他几乎掉下水去.《用法词典》

7. Earthquake struck Szechwan of China, and led to many people die.

地震侵袭中国大陆的四川, 导致许多人死亡.《期刊摘选》

8. Train services have returned to normal after the strike.

罢工过后，列车运营已经恢复正常。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

9. We're not very struck on that new restaurant.

我们不大看得上那家新餐馆。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

10. The strike is entering its fourth week.

罢工正进入第四周。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

11. Finally the two sides struck a bargain.

双方最终达成了协议。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

12. They argued for the right to strike.

他们据理力争罢工权利。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

13. I struck upon that antique in a little shop in London.

我在伦敦一家小店里偶然发现那件古物.《现代汉英综合大词典》

14. The strike was solid, supported by all the members.

这次罢工是统一行动，得到所有成员的支持。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

15. He lost his temper and struck out wildly.

他发了脾气，大打出手。《牛津词典》

16. He was struck by lightning and killed.

他被闪电击中而死。《牛津词典》

17. The whale dived as the harpoon struck it.

鲸被鱼叉射中后下潜。《牛津词典》

18. The tree was struck by lightning.

树遭到雷击。《牛津词典》

19. He struck the ball beautifully.

他击的那一球非常出色.《简明英汉词典》

20. An idea suddenly struck me.

我忽然想到一个主意.《现代英汉综合大词典》

21. She struck him in the face.

她掴了他一耳光。《牛津词典》

22. The third baseman struck out four times.

三垒手三击不中出局了4次。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

23. When he attacked me, naturally I struck back.

他攻击我时我自然要进行还击.《简明英汉词典》

24. Two days later tragedy struck.

两天后悲剧发生了。《牛津词典》

25. Marine life is incredibly rich and varied.

海洋生物种类之多、数量之大,简直是不可思议.《期刊摘选》

26. One 16-inch shell struck the control tower.

一发16英寸的炮弹击中了那座指挥塔。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

27. Over 200 members of staff joined the strike.

200多名雇员参加了罢工。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

28. This struck many Americans as undemocratic and helped fuel a furious backlash.

此言论攻击了许多美国人的不民主并有助于推动后续的强烈反攻.《期刊摘选》

29. He struck out across the fields.

他迈步越过田野.《现代英汉综合大词典》

30. The unions have circulated their branches, urging members to hold tight until a national deal is struck.

各工会已经在其分支机构中作了宣传工作，敦促会员等到达成全国性协议后再行动。《柯林斯例句》

31. The cobra struck at him. Thankfully it missed.

眼镜蛇攻击他. 令人庆幸的,它未击中.《期刊摘选》

32. What struck me about the firm is how genuinely friendly and informal it is.

该公司的真诚、友好和不拘小节深深打动了我。《柯林斯例句》

33. Several hundred workers struck in sympathy with their colleagues.

几百名工人举行罢工以示对其工友们的支持。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

34. The clock struck six just as I arrived.

我到达时，时钟正敲六点。《牛津词典》

35. They had struck oil!

他们开采出了石油！《牛津词典》

36. The roma raw materials stock struck over and over until they become loose.

原材料被不停的击打直到它们变松散.《期刊摘选》

37. We left the road and struck off across the fields.

我们下了公路，穿过旷野往前走。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

38. The army struck at dawn.

军队在拂晓发起攻击.《期刊摘选》

39. He caught up a stick and struck out his assailant.

他抓起一根棍子就朝攻击他的人打去.《简明英汉词典》

40. We struck up a conversation, in the course of which it emerged that he was a sailing man.

我们聊了起来，在谈话过程中得知他是一名水手。《柯林斯例句》

41. The area struck by the caterpillars has some of the richest farmland in Liberia.

毛虫侵袭的区域拥有些利比里亚最肥沃的农田.《期刊摘选》

42. The boat struck a solid wall of water.

船撞上一道水幕。《牛津词典》

43. Only two torpedoes struck home.

只有两枚鱼雷击中目标。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

44. He struck a light and set the candle going.

他擦了一根火柴把蜡烛点亮.《简明英汉词典》

45. The government took a hard line on the strike.

政府对罢工采取了强硬态度。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

46. A typhus epidemic struck in the winter of 1919–20.

1919至1920年的冬天斑疹伤寒症流行.《简明英汉词典》

47. They struck a rich seam of iron ore.

他们开出一个富铁矿层。《牛津词典》

48. He struck at me repeatedly with a stick.

他拿着棍子一再朝我打过来。《牛津词典》

49. He has struck gold with his latest novel.

他凭借最新的一部小说叩开了成功之门。《牛津词典》

50. The strike cost them thousands of pounds in lost business.

罢工使他们失去了几千英镑的生意。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

51. His analysis really struck home.

他的分析的确是一针见血.《简明英汉词典》

52. The wind struck the car and nearly tipped it over.

风向汽车袭来,几乎把它吹翻.《简明英汉词典》

53. Touch of Weakness: This ability will now trigger properly if struck while mounted.

虚弱之触: 在马上受攻击也能正确地触发此效果了.《期刊摘选》

54. One of them had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object.

他们中有一个人的头部被钝器击打13次。《柯林斯例句》

55. His reaction struck me as odd.

他的反应令我诧异。《牛津词典》

56. The chances are a million to one against being struck by lightning.

遭雷击的可能性是微乎其微的。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

57. Many of the newspapers struck at the government's latest plan.

许多家报纸攻击政府的最新计划.《简明英汉词典》

58. He struck out in the third inning.

他在第三局三击不中出局了.《简明英汉词典》

59. He struck his attacker on the ear.

他打了那个攻击者一耳光.《口语例句》

60. The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.

正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分.《简明英汉词典》

61. I've struck on a novel means of doing the job.

我突然想到一个干这活的新奇方法.《现代汉英综合大词典》

62. The country was split down the middle over the strike.

国内支持和反对罢工的人势均力敌。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

63. The clock struck nine.

钟敲了9下。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

64. The central issue in the strike was the preservation of jobs.

罢工的核心问题是工作职位的保留。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

65. Connie suddenly struck her as a logical candidate.

她突然想到康妮是个合适人选。《柯林斯例句》

66. He struck the table angrily.

他气愤地敲了敲桌子.《简明英汉词典》

67. We were all struck dumb for a minute.

我们一时个个都哑口无言。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

68. The rail strike is a bit of a pain.

这次铁路罢工有点头痛。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

69. At the meeting, many editors struck at the new plan.

会上, 一些编辑都攻击那项新计划.《期刊摘选》

70. He was struck with a smart crack on the head.

他头上突然被猛击了一下。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

71. The clock struck the hour.

钟敲过整点了。《牛津词典》

72. The management have made no move to settle the strike.

资方没有采取任何措施来解决罢工问题。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

73. The stone struck her on the forehead.

石头击中她的额头。《牛津词典》

74. His spectacular strike in the second half made the score 2 – 0.

他在下半场令人叹为观止的一脚射门把比分改写为2:0。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

75. The band struck up a waltz.

乐队奏起一支华尔兹舞曲。《牛津词典》

76. The two ships were anchored aboard one another when the enemy struck.

当敌人攻击时,这两艘船抛锚并排停靠在了一起.《期刊摘选》

77. It suddenly struck me how we could improve the situation.

我一下子明白我们如何能改善局面了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

78. The young trees have struck root.

这些幼树已经扎根了.《简明英汉词典》

79. Then he took out his tinderbox and struck the flint.

于是他拿出火绒箱,并敲击打火石.《期刊摘选》

80. Police fear that the killer may strike again.

警方担心杀人犯可能再次下手。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

81. Trachsel has struck Bonds out on seven occasions.

特拉赫塞尔已经7次使邦兹三击不中出局了。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

82. The amount of fuel that this car uses is a big strike against it.

耗油量大是这辆车的一大缺点。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

83. They are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the desert.

从前在旷野用各样灾殃击打埃及人的,就是这些神.《期刊摘选》

84. The censor struck out the next two lines.

审查员删除了下面那两行。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

85. An awful thought has just struck me.

刚才我脑子里突然闪过一个可怕的念头。《牛津词典》

86. Something about his manner struck a false note with me.

他的举止中有些东西在我看来很不诚恳.《简明英汉词典》

87. I was struck by her youth and enthusiasm.

她年轻热情，把我迷住了。《牛津词典》

88. You're acting as if you struck oil.

瞧你这样子好像有什么重大发现似的.《简明英汉词典》

89. We were all struck dumb with amazement.

我们都惊讶得说不出话来。《牛津词典》

90. The attacker struck as she was walking near a housing estate at Monacurra.

她行走到莫纳卡拉的一个居民区附近时遭人攻击。《柯林斯例句》

91. We caused a medal to be struck in commemoration of this discovery.

我们铸造了一枚徽章来纪念这个发现.《现代汉英综合大词典》

92. The morning after the Palin comments, the Obama campaign struck back with a new television ad.

就在佩林发表攻击言论后的第二天早上, 奥巴马的选举班子推出了一个新的电视广告进行回击.《期刊摘选》

93. His speech struck a note of sadness when he mentioned those who had died in the war.

他的演说提到那些战争中的死难者时显出悲伤的情感.《简明英汉词典》

94. His arm was a rapid blur of movement as he struck.

他出击时胳膊快速一晃，令人眼花缭乱。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

95. Many newspapers struck at his test plan.

许多报纸都攻击他的最新计划.《期刊摘选》

96. He struck off the head of the dandelion with a swish of his cane.

他用手杖一击,打落了蒲公英的花序.《期刊摘选》

97. Wilde fell and struck his head on the stone floor

怀尔德摔倒了，头撞在石头地上。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

98. The boxer feinted with his right hand and struck with his left hand.

这个拳击手用右手佯攻而出左手击打.《期刊摘选》

99. The next day, it was struck by Israeli shells or missiles, killing about 30.

次日, 以军用炮弹和导弹击打这一建筑, 致30人死亡.《期刊摘选》

100. It'suddenly struck me that we ought to make a new plan.

我突然想到,我们应该制订一个新的方案.《简明英汉词典》

101. Our firm has just struck a difficult patch.

我们的公司刚遭厄运.《简明英汉词典》

102. The clock has just struck three.

时钟刚刚敲过三点。《牛津词典》

103. He struck the table with his fist.

他用拳头打桌子。《牛津词典》

104. He found he had struck it rich when he unexpectedly inherited some money from his aunt.

当他意外地从他姑妈那儿继承了一大笔钱时,他发现自己已经发大财了.《简明英汉词典》

105. Israeli jets Friday struck several areas in southern Lebanon, near Beirut and the eastern Bekaa Valley.

以色列的喷气式飞机星期五攻击了黎巴嫩南部靠近贝鲁特和贝卡谷地的几个地区.《期刊摘选》

106. The strike caused total paralysis in the city.

罢工使这座城市完全瘫痪。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

实用例句

1. Van Buren had been president for just a few days when an economic crisis and a political storm struck the country.

VOA : special.2009.01.01

2. Many Americans who travelled West were especially struck by the reverence of the Yosemite Valley.

BBC: Birth and spread of the worlds national parks

3. Marcelin Rose Danie and her family lived in the center of Port-au-Prince when the earthquake struck.

FORBES: Haitian Women's Employment Stuck in Aftershock

4. They struck the tent.

他们把帐篷拆了。

5. Colony collapse disorder first struck honey bees in the United States in late two thousand six.

VOA : special.2009.09.15

6. He mulled over what to do with Menars for years before inspiration struck in 1989.

FORBES: Move up http://i.forbesimg.com t Move down

7. But the anti-Muslim message seems to have struck a chord with parts of the population.

BBC: Why are Buddhist monks attacking Muslims?

8. But his older brother, Joseph, went out to Mississippi and struck it rich in cotton.

但他的哥哥约瑟夫,去了密西西比并且依靠棉花种植致富美国内战与重建课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

9. The wind struck with an icy, penetrative power.

寒风凛冽刺骨。

10. I was just, I didn't get really star-struck, and I didn't get really, I came here to like take my time and take my time.

我只不过……并没有被纽约新鲜刺激的事物冲昏了头，并没有为之着迷，我在这儿一直都不紧不慢地做自己的事情。SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 介绍我的朋友

11. What struck me most was how each entrepreneur I met had a distinct, plausible vision.

FORBES: The Arab World Needs (Entrepreneurial) Heroes

12. Unlike the broad traits supposedly assessed by personality tests, self-control struck Mischel as potentially measurable.

NEWYORKER: Dont!

13. The court struck down what were known as anti-miscegenation laws in the sixteen states that still had them.

VOA : special.2011.06.06

14. When we read the flood story in Genesis 6 through 9, we're often struck by the very odd literary style.

当我们在《创世纪》中读到关于大洪水故事时，会觉得文风非常奇怪。旧约导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

15. In that event,astronomers were able to observe the icy comet long before it struck the solar system's biggest planet.

VOA : special.2009.08.25

16. Fernandez retired his final 11 Mets hitters and struck out the side in the seventh.

WSJ: Fernandez pitches Marlins past Mets

17. Not only now, but, I think, on some level it has always struck some of its readers as ludicrous.

不仅是在现在，我觉得，一直以来都有读者,会觉得这是荒唐可笑的。弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

18. The walls of water also struck a number of other nations, and killed more than two hundred thirty thousand people.

VOA : special.2009.03.17

19. Five tornadoes struck the Oklahoma City metro area on Friday, the weather service said.

WSJ: Worst storms over in East, South but more coming

20. Remember, the Iliad starts because of a quarrel and the quarrel emerges from the fact that the Greeks are busily being killed by a terrible plague that has struck them. They say, "We got to find out what's happening?"

记住,《伊利亚特》,是从一场争论中开始的,一场肆虐的瘟疫夺走了无数希腊人的生命,希腊人大为震惊,他们说,"到底发生了什么"古希腊历史简介课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

21. Eventually, he was struck off in 1985 following the death of a patient under his care.

BBC: Mr Richard Neale

22. And then, what they did is they made a map of where the particles scattered once they struck the screen.

他们做的是,绘制粒子每次散射位置的图,每当他们撞击屏幕的时候。固态化学导论课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

23. In September, when the credit crisis struck, no one wanted to own a credit default swap.

NPR: Firms Blame Financial Woes On Accounting Rule

24. But, she said, a balance needs to be struck between protecting EU patients and supporting innovation and research.

BBC: Tighter breast implant controls urged by MEP

25. Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled that some key evidence will be struck from this case.

NPR: Judge In Stevens Trial: Some Evidence Tainted

26. But the object that struck Jupiter in July is estimated to have been much smaller and harder to see than comet Shoemaker-Levy.

VOA : special.2009.08.25

27. We were down south, in Alabama C Bill Driscoll and myself when this kidnapping idea struck us.

VOA : special.2011.01.22

28. He asked her for 1, 000 korunas, a figure that struck her as relatively arbitrary.

WSJ: Asking for a Raise? Avoid Round Numbers

29. He said the world knows of her because of a single act of bravery that struck a deadly blow to racial hatred.

VOA : special.2009.03.08

30. Watching Democrats campaign door to door for Mr Obama in Colorado, I was struck by something strange.

BBC: A battle for America's soul

31. and it struck me that that there was a lot missing from the picture that has been given in Washington as they were trying to set policies that would affect education, that would affect the regulation of entertainment in terms of understanding of young people's relationships to technology.

让我感到震惊的是,在整件事情上还有许多东西不为人所知,在华盛顿这些都展示于世人面前,正如他们在制定政策,能够影响教育的发展，影响娱乐业的行业规则,至于了解,年轻人与技术的关系。媒体、教育、市场课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

32. But then,he started teaching some doctrines that struck other Christians in Rome as being a little bit off.

但是接下来他开始传教一些,让其他罗马基督教徒觉得荒诞的教义。新约课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

33. The storm struck the US east coast in October, killing more than 120 people.

BBC: Prince Harry and David Cameron in New York to promote UK

34. And a police patrol was struck in the southern neighborhood of Saydiyah, wounding six.

NPR: Alarm Grows As Iraqi Forces Fail To Stem Violence

35. Schweinsteiger struck the post with a pair of efforts before giving Bayern a 24th minute lead.

CNN: Bayern clear at top as Dortmund hold Frankfurt

36. He struck out seven without a walk and improved to 5-1 in his past seven outings.

NPR: Navarro Hits 3 HRs, Cubs Pound White Sox 9-3

37. So, you know, I actually paused and tried to lend a hand with this and what struck me at the end of this experience of walking this individual through the process of buying a ticket was actually a recurring theme in my mind for this course.

所以，你们懂的，我停下来帮助了她,令我惊奇的是,这次买票的经历,正是我们这次课程的,一个主题。计算机科学课程节选 : 哈佛公开课

38. He had only struck 14 times in his previous three years at the club.

BBC: Motherwell 2-1 St Mirren

39. Thursday's tornadoes were much less dangerous than the EF5 storm that struck Moore, Okla.

NPR: Tornadoes Touch Down In Oklahoma And Arkansas

40. It struck the Lady Elgin. But the Augusta's Captain D.M.Malott continued on to Chicago, failing to help victims on the passenger boat.

VOA : special.2009.11.11

41. Survivors and rescue workers stopped for one minute on Friday to remember the hour when the earthquake struck.

VOA : special.2011.03.19

42. So what it might be would be a phrase that has struck one as if for the first time.

因此这种支点也许是,某人刚刚想到的一个短语。人性课程节选 : 普林斯顿公开课

43. And again, as a result of this, Elliot was not struck blind or deaf or retarded, and he didn't become the sort of profane character that Phineas Gage became, but he lost the ability to prioritize.

再一次，结果是，埃利奥特没有失明，失聪或反应迟钝，他也没有变得喜欢亵渎他人,像菲尼亚斯那样，但是他失去了给事情优先排序的能力。心理学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

44. and whenever I go back to the East Coast, I'm kind of struck with how there's...

每当我回到东海岸，我都会震惊于……SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 加州的天气

45. The Heart. Struck dumb in the simplicity of fire!

心在火焰的纯洁中惊得张口结舌！现代诗歌课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

46. He struck out seven and walked none, allowing only four singles in seven innings.

WSJ: Mets rally to beat Rivera and Yankees, 2-1

47. Somerset seamer Thomas then struck immediately when he had Pettini caught at mid off off his first ball.

BBC: Marcus Trescothick stars as Somerset see off Essex

48. For example, if I'm struck by lightning, can you do anything?

比如说,我要是突然被雷劈了,你们怎么办基础物理课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

49. The bomber, who was on a motorcycle, struck at a market in Samkani district near the Pakistan border.

BBC: Afghan children die as suicide bomber targets soldiers

50. He walked three and struck out one in his first start of the season.

WSJ: Fernandez pitches Marlins past Mets

51. He was struck by a car.

他被车撞了。

52. Tomas Horava struck the post and, from the rebound, Janotka found the top corner.

BBC: Sigma Olomouc 3-0 Aberdeen (8-1)

53. A crash of thunder sounded as a bolt of lighting struck the ground close to the basket where the rain babies slept.

VOA : special.2009.02.28

54. An agreement was eventually struck between Saudi Arabia, the International Olympic Committee and the Judo federation.

CNN: SHARE THIS

55. Scientists believe it is evidence that a large object struck Jupiter, cutting a hole in the atmosphere of the huge, gaseous planet.

VOA : special.2009.08.25

56. Well one thing I was struck by this was that Welles has such a great sence of humor.

令我惊叹的一个事情是,威尔斯有很强的幽默感。电影哲学课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

57. It is broadly accepted that there is a balance to be struck between crime prevention and individual freedom.

BBC: DNA and individual freedom v crime prevention

58. It struck a deal with GE to ship the other 40% directly to the home.

FORBES: Profit in a Big Orange Box

59. Robert Steel, president and CEO of Wachovia, struck a similar chord in a press release.

NPR: Wells Fargo, Not Citigroup, To Acquire Wachovia

60. The clock struck three.

钟敲了3下。

61. On New Year's Eve, an Uber driver struck and killed a six-year-old girl in San Francisco.

BBC: Sharing homes, cars C and lawsuits

62. Ron Rivera improved the design after a deadly storm, Hurricane Mitch, struck Central America in nineteen ninety-eight.

VOA : special.2009.06.22

63. That's an idea that struck people intuitively at various times in history, but they didn't know how to do these calculations.

在历史上,人们很多次,直觉地感知到了这一点,但是他们不知道怎么去计算金融市场课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

64. He was struck by two bullets.

他身中两弹。

65. The summit was moved from an island to the area in central Italy where a powerful earthquake struck just three months ago.

VOA : special.2009.07.11