stroking

基本解释

She kept looking at my split lip, until it healed, and stroking it gently.
她不断地查看我破裂的嘴唇，直到痊愈为止，还轻柔地抚摸。
He sat down by the wall slowly, still holding on to the cat and stroking its fur.
他慢慢地在墙边坐了下来，仍然抱着那只小猫，手还在抚摸着它的毛。
When he started stroking my hair and face it was a surprise, but I could feel myself drifting pleasurably back to sleep as he caressed me gently.
他抚摸起我的头发和脸颊让我吃了一惊，但他这样温柔地爱抚着我时，我能感到自己舒服地滑向睡眠中。

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If you stroke someone or something, you move your hand slowly and gently over them.
If someone has a stroke, a blood vessel in their brain bursts or becomes blocked, which may kill them or make them unable to move one side of their body.
The strokes of a pen or brush are the movements or marks that you make with it when you are writing or painting.
When you are swimming or rowing, your strokes are the repeated movements that you make with your arms or the oars.
A swimming stroke is a particular style or method of swimming.
The strokes of a clock are the sounds that indicate each hour.
In sports such as tennis, baseball, golf, and cricket, a stroke is the action of hitting the ball.
A stroke of luck or good fortune is something lucky that happens.
A stroke of genius or inspiration is a very good idea that someone suddenly has.
If someone does not do a stroke of work, they are very lazy and do no work at all.