streak
noun [ C ] uk/striːk/ us/striːk/
(MARK)
条纹;条痕
a long, thin mark that is easily noticed because it is very different from the area surrounding it
The window cleaner left dirty streaks on the windows. 擦窗工人在窗户上留下了条条污痕。
I dye my hair to hide my grey streaks. 我染发是为了遮住花白的头发。
Meteors produce streaks of light as they burn up in the earth's atmosphere. 流星在地球大气层中燃烧时会产生一道光痕。
(CHARACTERISTIC)
（常指不好的）特点，个性特征
an often unpleasant characteristic that is very different from other characteristics
Her stubborn streak makes her very difficult to work with sometimes. 她固执的性格有时候使人很难和她共事。
You need to have a competitive streak when you're working in marketing. 你做营销工作时需要有竞争意识。
(SHORT PERIOD)
一阵好运；一阵霉运
a short period of good or bad luck
I just hope my lucky streak continues until the world championships. 我只是希望我的好运能延续到世界锦标赛。
Their longest losing streak has been three games. 他们最低迷的时候连输过3场。
After winning a couple of bets, he thought he was on a winning streak. 下注赢了几回后，他以为自己红运正当头。
(SERIES)
一阵子，一连串，一系列
something that happens or is done over a period of time without a break
The thunderstorm ended a streak of 90 days without any rain. 这场暴风雨结束了连续90天没有下雨的情况。
She asked me if I would start a streak with her on Snapchat. 她问我愿不愿意在 Snapchat上跟她聊一阵。
Idiom
like a streak of lightningidiom informal 飞快地
extremely quickly
She grabbed the money and ran out of the shop like a streak of lightning. 她一把抓起钱，飞也似的跑出了商店。
streak
verb uk/striːk/ us/striːk/
(MOVE FAST)
[ I usually + adv/prep ]（通常指沿直线）飞奔，疾驰
to move somewhere extremely quickly, usually in a straight line
The motorbike streaked off down the street. 摩托车沿街疾驰而去。
Did you see that bird streak past the window? 你看见掠过窗外的那只鸟了吗？
(RUN NAKED)
[ I ]（在公共场所）裸奔
to run naked through a public place in order to attract attention or to express strong disapproval of something
(MARK)
be streaked 带有条纹;带有条痕
to have long, thin noticeable lines of a different colour
Doesn't Chris look good with her hair streaked? 克里斯的头发挑染后看起来不错吧？
Her clothes were streaked with mud. 她的衣服上全是一条条的泥道。
White marble is frequently streaked with grey, black, or green. 白色的大理石上经常有灰色、黑色或绿色的条纹。
Phrasal verb
streak ahead 遥遥领先
to be much more successful than your competitors
The study revealed that Asian youngsters are streaking ahead in the race to get into university. 研究显示，亚洲年轻人在争取入读大学的竞争中遥遥领先。