STREAK


Meaning of STREAK in English

I.

noun

1 thin mark

ADJECTIVE

▪ dark

There were dark ~s down her cheeks where she had been crying.

▪ faint , pale

▪ bright

▪ blond , golden , grey/gray

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

The last ~s of light faded from the sky.

PHRASES

▪ a ~ of lightning

A ~ of lightning forked across the sky.

▪ a ~ of red, white, etc.

She had a few ~s of white in her black hair.

2 aspect of sb's character

ADJECTIVE

▪ strong

▪ hidden

▪ cruel , mean , nasty , ruthless , selfish , vicious , violent

▪ independent , rebellious , stubborn

▪ adventurous , competitive

▪ puritanical

VERB + STREAK

▪ have

Most of the players have a strong competitive ~.

▪ reveal , show

She suddenly revealed a mean ~ in her character.

PREPOSITION

▪ with a ~

trips for those with an adventurous ~

▪ ~ of

There was a ~ of eccentricity in the family.

3 period of good/bad luck

ADJECTIVE

▪ hot ( esp. AmE ), lucky

▪ unbeaten ( esp. AmE ), undefeated ( esp. AmE ), winning

The Yankees continued their six-game winning ~.

▪ losing , winless

Selby finally ended their five-game winless ~.

▪ scoreless ( AmE )

VERB + STREAK

▪ be on , go on ( esp. AmE )

The team has been on a winning ~ since it won against Lazio.

▪ continue , extend

▪ break ( esp. AmE ), end , snap ( AmE )

II.

verb

Streak is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ tear

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .