strike down

He struck the hooligan down with his fist.

他挥拳把个流氓打倒。

Kennedy was struck down by an assassin’s bullet.

肯尼迪被刺客子弹击中而身亡。

She was struck down by polio at the age of four.

她四岁小儿麻痺症死去。

For a long time I knew how the day went, by the imperious clangour of midday and evening bells striking down upon the houses and the edge of the lake.

很长段时间里，午钟和晚钟敲着，钟声传向千家万户，穿向湖畔。