noun/verb · neutral
strike
/straɪk/STRIKE
Band 7+speakingtask2
a refusal to work organised by employees to protest or demand changes
Examples
“Workers went on strike after talks over pay failed.”
“A long strike can damage a company's reputation and profits.”
“Strike action is a last resort when negotiations break down.”
Band 8 sentence
“Persistent failure to agree on pay led to a nationwide strike that disrupted public services.”
Collocations
- go on strike
- strike action
Word family
striking adjective/verbstriker noun
Common mistakes
They make a strike yesterday.→They went on strike yesterday.
There was a lot of strikes last year.→There were a lot of strikes last year.
Say it for a higher band
5protest→6industrial action→7+strike
Synonyms
industrial action
Easily confused
protest
“The protest outside the factory turned into a formal strike by the workers.”
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