English Dictionary

strike oil

動詞

比喩的用法 くだけた表現

To find petroleum when boring for it. / (figuratively, informal) To have sudden good fortune, especially financially.

日本語の意味

油田を掘り当てる、原油を発見する / 突然大きな幸運に見舞われる、特に財政的に大当たりを引く

While drilling in the basin, the crew managed to strike oil after weeks of effort.

盆地で掘削している間、乗組員は数週間の努力の末に石油を掘り当てた。

意味（1）

To find petroleum when boring for it.

In today's oil patch you strike oil the modern way – the geologist examines the rock cuttings brought up in the drilling mud to see if there is any oil on them as John had done here.

意味（2）

(figuratively, informal) To have sudden good fortune, especially financially.

J. Paul Getty's formula for success sorts this idea out: “Rise early, work hard, strike oil.” That's good advice, but most of us will not strike oil. In fact we may become irritated by the idea that something spectacular must occur for success to emerge.

strikes oil （ present singular third-person ）

striking oil （ participle present ）

struck oil （ past ）

struck oil （ participle past ）

stricken oil （ participle past rare ）