strike down

基本解釋

On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn-both men and animals-and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt.
因為那夜我要巡行埃及地，把埃及地一切頭生的，無論是人是牲畜，都擊殺了，又要敗壞埃及一切的神。
Carmakers, for example, are trying to get the courts to strike down a Californian state law based on certain provisions of the Clean Air Act that require them to reduce their vehicles' CO2 emissions.
比如說，汽車制造商想讓法院撤銷一項加利福尼亞州的州法令，這項州法基于《聯邦空氣清潔法案》的一些條款，它要求這些汽車廠商降低他們的汽車的二氧化碳的排放。
She also voted to strike down a state law barring “partial-birth” abortions and to let aggressive protesters outside abortion clinics be pursued with racketeering laws designed to curb the mafia.
伍茲也曾投票打壓禁止半生產墮胎法的法律，這讓墮胎診所外的積極抗議人士投向詐騙法（抑制黑手黨的法律）。

Late in nineteen thirty-five, workers at several General Motors factories began a "sit-down" strike at their machines to demand better pay and working conditions.
Here's a hoplite standing like this, and when he comes into contact with the opposing army, he will presumably strike down in this way.
這兒有個重步兵這樣站著,當在戰(zhàn)場中遭遇敵人時,他應該會這樣刺下去
耶魯公開課 - 古希臘歷史簡介課程節(jié)選
So, the bowlers do their bowling and sometimes they knock down all the pins, which is called a what? A strike.
投球手投球時,有時他們撞到了所有障礙物，這叫什么呢，全打。
耶魯公開課 - 心理學導論課程節(jié)選

It also might strike down the health-care mandate but leave the remainder of the law intact.
NEWYORKER: The Second Term

If someone is struck down, especially by an illness, they are killed or severely harmed.