hit1 /hɪt/ ●●● S1 W2 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp hit, present participle hitting) 1 touch SB/STH hard 使劲触碰某人/某物 [transitiveT]HIT to touch someone or something quickly and hard with your hand, a stick etc 打,击 He raised the hammer and hit the bell. 他举起钟锤敲钟。
hit somebody/something with something The robbers hit him over the head with a baseball bat. 劫匪用棒球棒击打他的头部。
2 crash into STH 撞上某物 [transitiveT]HIT/BUMP INTO to move into something or someone quickly and with force 撞击,碰撞 The tanks exploded as the plane hit the ground. 飞机坠地时油箱发生爆炸。
He was hit by a car. 他被汽车撞了。
3 hurt yourself 伤到自己 [transitiveT]HIT/BUMP INTO to move a part of your body quickly against something accidentally, causing pain 撞疼 SYN bang The ceiling’s low, so be careful you don’t hit your head. 天花板很低,小心别撞头。
hit something on/against something She slipped and hit her head on the sidewalk. 她滑了一跤,头撞在人行道上。
4 sport 体育运动 [transitiveT] a) HITif you hit a ball or other object, you make it move forward quickly by hitting it with a bat, stick etc 〔用球拍、球棒等〕击打〔球等〕 SYN strike Hit the ball as hard as you can. 用最大的力气击球。
b) SCOREto get points by hitting a ball in a game such as baseball or cricket 击球〔得分〕 Last year, Griffey hit 49 home runs. 去年格里菲击出了49个本垒打。
5 press 按 [transitiveT] informalPRESS to press a part in a machine, car, etc to make it work 按,摁 Maria hit the brakes just in time. 玛丽亚及时踩了车。
6 attack 攻击 [transitiveT] to attack something or wound someone with a bomb, bullet etc 〔用枪炮等〕攻击,袭击 Our ship was badly hit and sank within minutes. 我们的船遭到重创后,没过几分钟便沉没了。
A second shot hit her in the back. 第二枪击中了她的背部。
The bomb failed to hit its target. 炸弹没有命中目标。
7 affect badly 严重影响 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]EFFECT/INFLUENCE if something bad hits a place or a person, it suddenly happens and affects people badly 打击,侵袭 The village has been hit by a devastating drought. 那个村庄遭受了严重的干旱。
Hurricane Louis is expected to hit at the weekend. 飓风“路易斯”预计本周末来袭。
be badly/severely/hard hit The company has been hard hit by the drop in consumer confidence. 该公司因为消费者信心下滑遭受了沉重的打击。
The south of the country is the worst hit by the recession. 该国的南部受经济衰退的冲击最为严重。
8 have problems 遇到问题 [transitiveT]PROBLEM to experience trouble, problems etc 碰到,遇到〔困难、问题等〕hit a snag/problems/a bad patch etc My father hit a bad patch, and had to sell the house. 我父亲遇到了大麻烦,只得把房子卖掉。
9 REACHreach a level/number 达到某一水平/数量 [transitiveT] to reach a particular level or number 达到〔某一水平或数量〕 Sales have hit the 1 million mark. 销售额达到100万大关。
hit a peak/an all-time high etc Earnings hit a peak in the early 1980s. 20世纪80年代初利润达到最高水平。
hit rock-bottom/an all-time low etc Oil prices have hit rock-bottom. 油价已降到最低点。
10 realize 意识到 [transitiveT]REALIZE if a fact hits you, you suddenly realize its importance and feel surprised or shocked 使〔某人〕突然意识到 It’s impossible to pinpoint a moment when it hit me that I was ‘a success’. 无法准确说出是在哪一刻我突然意识到自己是个“成功人士”。
He was gone before they knew what had hit them (=realized what had happened). 他们还没意识到发生了什么,他就已经走了。
11 smell/sight etc 气味/景象等 [transitiveT] if a smell or sight hits you, you suddenly smell or see it 〔突然〕被闻到;被看到 The smell of stale smoke hit him as he entered. 他进去的时候一股难闻的烟味扑鼻而来。
12 arrive 到达 [transitiveT] informalARRIVE to arrive at a place 到达〔某地〕 They hit the main road two kilometres further on. 他们往前走了两公里后到了大路上。
hit town American EnglishAmE I’ll look for work as soon as I hit town. 我一到镇上就会去找工作。
13. hit the road/trail informalSTART DOING something to begin a journey 出发,动身hit the road/trail• Gina Coulstock, 18, stumbled, fell heavily and was knocked out when she hit the road.• Tyros get kick-started by taking shoeless jaunts around their house, back yard and neighborhood before hitting the trail.• We packed up and hit the road.• Time to hit the road again.• So next time you hit the road make sure it doesn't hit back.• Doogie allowed himself a small smile of satisfaction as Shifty-Eyes hit the road, then he turned and grabbed Pointy-Beard's tie.• Travelers will find it more comfortable and interesting to hit the road this year.• Read in studio Well it's time now to hit the road with the London Sydney car marathon. 14 hit the shops/streets if a product hits the shops, it becomes available to buy 〔产品〕上市 I managed to get a copy of the book before it hit the shops. 那本书上市前我设法弄到了一本。
15 hit the headlines to be reported widely on television, in newspapers etc 成为头条新闻 The couple hit the headlines last year when their relationship broke down. 这对夫妻去年因为关系破裂而上了报纸头条。
16 hit the bottle informalDRUNK to start drinking too much alcohol regularly 开始酗酒 After his marriage failed, he hit the bottle big time. 他婚姻失败后便开始酗酒。
hit the bottle• His 1954 marriage to Born Free star Virginia McKenna broke up and he hit the bottle.• Instead he hit the bottle and blamed her for it. 17 hit the dirt/the deck informalFALL to fall to the ground in order to avoid something dangerous 〔为躲避危险之物而〕扑倒在地 My first instinct was to hit the dirt. 我的第一反应就是扑倒在地上。
18 hit a (brick) wall informal to suddenly not be able to make any progress 突然无法取得进步 I felt I’d hit a wall with my playing. 我觉得我的演奏技巧突然停滞不前。
19 hit the buffers/skids informal if a plan, project etc hits the buffers, it fails 〔计划、项目等〕失败 Croft’s comeback hit the skids yesterday when she lost in the quarter-finals. 昨天克罗夫特在四分之一决赛中落败,她东山再起的计划落空了。
hit the buffers/skids• But when it came to dealing with Railfreight, he said, his ideas hit the buffers. 20. hit somebody when they are down informal to upset or harm someone when they are already defeated 乘人之危打击某人,对某人落井下石 21 hit somebody where it hurts informal to do something that you know will upset someone in the most damaging way 攻击某人的要害,打某人的痛处 Hit your husband where it hurts – in his wallet! 要击中你丈夫的要害——瞄准他的钱包!
hit somebody where it hurts• Instead of locking up drug offenders, hit them where it really hurts - in the wallet.• Tax day hits him hard, hits him where it hurts the most. 22 hit it off (with somebody) informalLIKE somebody OR something if two people hit it off, they like each other as soon as they meet (与某人)一见如故,合得来 I knew you’d hit it off with Mike. 我就知道你与迈克会一见如故的。
hit it off (with somebody)• Ally's jealous that Matt and Ceara hit it off.• Billie had joined Lily and they had obviously hit it off.• Glad you and Edward have hit it off.• I think, in the end, they just didn't hit it off.• They hit it off from the first.• She and I hit it off immediately.• They ended up in the same case study group and hit it off immediately.• If two gardeners hit it off, they can go private through electronic messages in a sort of letter-writing setup.• Knowing both of them, I knew they would hit it off when they got to know one another better. 23 hit the big time (also hit it big American EnglishAmE) informalFAMOUS to suddenly become very famous, successful, and rich 突然成名;突然发迹 The 25-year-old painter hopes to hit it big in New York. 那位25岁的画家希望能在纽约一举成名。
hit the big time• But his interest in the farm grew, even after he hit the big time.• I know he talked to her about what it was like before Jett hit the big time.• Still, even session men can hit the big time.• Sandier hits the big time as the loveable three killer sharks to increase their brain mass. 24 hit the ground running SUCCESSFULto start doing something successfully without any delay 立刻着手顺利地做某事 Law graduates are expected to hit the ground running. 人们期望法律系学生一毕业就能过得顺风顺水。
25 hit the jackpot a) WINto win a lot of money 赢得大笔金钱,中头彩
b) SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto have a big success 大获成功 Owens hit the jackpot in his first professional game with the Cowboys. 欧文斯在加盟牛仔队后的第一场职业赛中便大获成功。
hit the jackpot• He felt as if he'd hit the jackpot.• It could be that Grätzel's attempts to harness cheap solar energy may finally have hit the jackpot.• On lottery day, Boston Marathon officials discovered they had hit the jackpot.• The 1987 Sunflowers tour hit the jackpot.• Vernon hits the jackpot Cardiff 2, Bath 3.• But they'd had a thorough look through his life just to be sure and hit the jackpot entirely by chance.• And six days later she hit the jackpot ... when Bonnie paid back the cash.• He really hit the jackpot when he married Cindy.• This time, though, they hit the jackpot with number 3 from Richard Jones. 26 hit the nail on the head CORRECT informal used to say that what someone has said is exactly right 正中要害,一针见血,一语中的 You’ve hit the nail on the head there, David. 你说到点子上了,戴维。
hit the nail on the head• If Jack had been trying to find a way to impress Polly he had hit the nail on the head.• My friend, you have hit the nail on the head.• She might dislike Piers Morrison, but he had a knack of hitting the nail on the head. 27 hit home a) if a remark, criticism etc about you hits home, you realize that it is true 〔评论、批评等〕使人豁然醒悟 Graham didn’t reply, but she could see her words had hit home. 格雷厄姆没有回答,但她能看出自己的话说到点子上了。
b) if a blow or kick hits home, it hits the thing it is aimed at 击中目标 28. hit the spot informal to have exactly the good effect that you wanted, especially when you are hungry or thirsty 恰到好处;切合需要;让人吃饱喝足 29 hit the roof/ceiling informalANGRY to be very angry 大发雷霆,暴跳如雷 Ranieri returned, saw the mess, and hit the roof. 拉涅里回来看到一片狼藉的情景便大发雷霆。
30. hit the sack (also hit the hay American EnglishAmE) informalSLEEP to go to bed 上床睡觉hit the sack• I'm bushed. I think I'll hit the hay.• I'm ready to hit the sack.• Then the two cups of decaff before you hit the sack.• Your husband needs to relax before he hits the sack.• Usually I come home, eat dinner, watch a little TV, and then hit the sack by 9:30 or 10:00.• When they do, they hit the sack for marathon love-making sessions - that's once Bill's made the bed! → the shit hits the fan at shit2(17), → hit/strike paydirt at paydirt THESAURUSto hit someone 打某人hit to hit someone quickly and hard with your hand, a stick etc 打,击 〔用手、棍棒等〕打,击He hit him hard in the stomach. 他狠狠地打他的肚子。
I don’t like to see people hitting a dog. 我不喜欢看到别人打狗。
beat to hit someone deliberately many times, especially very hard 〔尤指使劲地多次故意〕打,揍The girl had been beaten to death. 女孩被殴打致死。
He was beating the donkey with a stick. 他在用棍子打驴。
strike written to hit someone with your hand or a weapon. Strike is more formal than hit and is mainly used in written English 〔用手、武器〕打,击,撞〔strike比hit更正式,主要用于书面英语中〕Her husband struck her twice across the face. 她的丈夫打了她两个耳光。
Police say that the man had been struck on the head. 警方说该男子头部遭击打。
punch to hit someone hard with your closed hand, especially in a fight 〔尤指在打斗中〕用拳猛击I punched him on the nose. 我一拳打在他鼻子上。
She was screaming and punching him with her fists. 她一边尖叫,一边用拳头打他。
thump /θʌmp/ informal to punch someone very hard 用拳捶击[重击]Sometimes I just want to thump him. 有时候我真想狠狠地揍他。
beat somebody up to hurt someone badly in a violent attack, by hitting them many times 〔多次〕痛打[毒打]某人If I tell the police, they'll beat me up. 要是我告诉警察,他们会把我毒打一顿。
He had been beaten up and tortured with lighted cigarettes. 他被毒打,并遭受用香烟烫的酷刑。
slap to hit someone with your open hand, especially because you are angry with them 〔尤因生气〕用巴掌打,掴They had a big row and she ended up slapping him. 他们大吵了一架,最后她掴了他一巴掌。
spank (also smack especially British EnglishBrE) to hit someone, especially a child, with your open hand in order to punish them 〔作为惩罚〕用手掌打〔小孩〕Should a parent ever smack a child? 父母该不该打孩子?
nI don’t agree with smacking.
nIn those days, children were spanked if they behaved badly.
to hit something 击打某物hit 撞到Jack hit the ball and it flew over the fence. 杰克击球,球飞过了围栏。
knock to hit a door or window with your closed hand in order to attract the attention of the people inside 敲〔门、窗〕Someone was knocking on the door. 有人在敲门。
I knocked loudly but no one came. 我大声敲门,可是没人过来应门。
strike written to hit a surface. Strike is more formal than hit and is mainly used in written English 打,击,撞〔strike比hit更正式,主要用于英语书面语中〕The ball struck the side of the goal. 球打在球门的侧面。
whack /wæk/ informal to hit something very hard 猛击,重击Edmonds whacked the ball into the air. 埃德蒙兹猛力把球击向空中。
bash to hit something hard, especially in a way that causes damage 猛击,猛撞〔尤造成损害〕The police had to bash the door down to get in. 警方只得破门而入。
tap to gently hit something with your fingers, often in order to attract someone’s attention 〔常为引起某人注意而用手指〕轻叩,轻拍I tapped him on the shoulder. 我轻轻拍了拍他的肩膀。
I heard someone tapping on the window. 我听见有人在轻轻地敲窗户。
rap to knock quickly or hit something several times 笃笃地敲,急叩He rapped the table with his pen to bring the meeting to order. 他用笔敲了敲桌子,要大家保持会场秩序。
nTwo police officers rapped on the door at 7 o'clock in the morning.
bang to suddenly hit something hard, in a way that makes a loud noise 猛敲,砰然重击Her father banged his fist down on the table angrily. 她父亲气愤地一拳砸到桌上。
The door suddenly banged shut. 门突然砰的一声关上了。
pound written to hit something many times with a lot of force 连续重击,猛打I could hear the sea pounding on the rocks. 我听见海浪猛烈地拍击着岩石。
She pounded on the door and shouted wildly. 她捶着门疯狂地叫喊。
hammer written to hit something quickly many times making a loud continuous noise 〔大声地〕反复敲打The rain was hammering on the roof. 雨噼噼啪啪地打在屋顶上。
A crowd of people were outside hammering on the door angrily. 有一群人在外面怒气冲冲地砰砰打门。
to hit something accidentally 意外撞到某物hit 撞到I’ve got a bad bruise where I hit my leg against the table. 我腿上撞到桌子的地方青肿得厉害。
The car hit a tree. 汽车撞到了一棵树。
bump to hit a part of your body against something, especially because you do not see or notice it 〔尤因没看见或没注意而〕猛碰,撞Careful you don’t bump your head – the ceiling’s very low. 小心别撞头——天花板很低。
bang/bash to hit something hard, so that you hurt yourself or damage something 撞击〔致使自己受伤或撞坏某物〕He banged into the car in front. 他撞上了前面那辆车。
I bashed my knee climbing over a gate. 我攀爬大门时撞伤了膝盖。
nShe fell and bashed her chin on the ground.
stub to hit your toe against something and hurt it 使脚趾踢到〔某物〕I stubbed my toe on the piano leg. 我一不小心,脚趾踢到了钢琴腿。
31 hit back phrasal verbphr v ATTACKto attack or criticize a person or group that has attacked or criticized you 回击,反击 SYN retaliate at The actress hit back at claims that she had threatened a member of staff. 那位女演员对她威胁一名工作人员的说法予以反驳。
with United were a goal down, but hit back with an equalizer. 联队曾落后一球,但进了一球扳平了比分。
hit back by doing something He hit back by calling his critics ‘lazy’. 他回击他的批评者,称他们 “懒散”。
32 hit on somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) (also hit upon something)IDEA to have an idea or discover something suddenly or unexpectedly 突然想出〔主意〕,无意中发现〔某事〕 SYN come up with Then we hit on the idea of asking viewers to donate money over the Net. 然后我们突然想出了让电视观众通过网络捐钱的主意。
b) SYSEXY American EnglishAmE informal to talk to someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them 用语言挑逗 Dave has hit on most of the women in the department. 戴夫挑逗过部门里的大多数女性。
33 hit out phrasal verbphr v to try to hit someone 打〔某人〕 When he felt someone grab him, he hit out wildly. 他觉得有人抓住了他,便奋力回击。
34 hit out at somebody/something phrasal verbphr v (also hit out against somebody/something)DISAPPROVE to express strong disapproval of someone or something 严厉批评,猛烈抨击 SYN attack The bishop hit out at the government’s policy on the homeless. 主教猛烈抨击政府对无家可归者的政策。
35 hit somebody up for something phrasal verbphr v American EnglishAmE spoken ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingto ask someone for money 向〔某人〕索要〔钱财〕 Did he hit you up for cash again? 他又问你要钱了吗?
36 hit somebody with something phrasal verbphr v informal a) to tell someone something interesting, exciting, or shocking 把〔有趣的、刺激的、吓人的事等〕告诉〔某人〕 The next morning, Steve hit me with the truth. 第二天早晨,史蒂夫把真相告诉了我。
b) American EnglishAmE to punish or try to harm someone by doing something that will cause problems for them 〔通过制造麻烦〕惩罚;伤害〔某人〕 The next day, we found they’d hit us with a lawsuit. 第二天,我们发现他们要起诉我们。