1[intransitiveI, transitiveT] informalTTTRAVEL to get free rides from the drivers of passing cars by standing at the side of the road and putting a hand out with the thumbraised 搭便车,搭顺风车SYN hitchhike
hitch across/around/to
He plans to hitch right round the coast of Ireland.
他计划就环绕爱尔兰海岸搭便车旅行。
hitch a ride/lift (with somebody)
We hitched a ride with a trucker.
我们搭乘了一位卡车司机的便车。
2[transitiveT] (also hitch up) to move a piece of clothing you are wearing so that it is higher than it was before 把〔衣物〕向上拉
She hitched her skirt above her knees and knelt down.
get hitched• Think about it: How old were your parents when they got hitched?• He got hitched fifteen years ago to some fashionmodel.• We watched six couplesgetting hitched in the tranquilsetting of the gardengazebo before having their pictures taken on the beach.
4[transitiveT] (also hitch up) to lift yourself into a higher position by pushing with your hands 攀上,爬上
hitch yourself (up) onto/on something
Gail hitched herself up onto the high stool.
盖尔爬上了高凳。
5JOIN something TOGETHER
a)[transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to fasten something to something else, using a rope, chain etc 〔用绳子、链条等〕将…拴于,套住
hitch something to something
He hitched our pick-up to his trailer.
他把我们的小卡车挂在他的拖车上。
a goat hitched to a fence
拴在篱笆上的山羊
b)[transitiveT] (also hitch up) to fasten an animal to something with wheels so that the animal can pull it forwards 把〔动物〕套上〔车等〕
I hitched up the horse and drove out into the fields.
hitch across/around/to• She was just as trapped as if she was hitched to a tree.• I caught a ride as far as Columbus, then hitched toAthens.• From New York I hitched toBoulder.• They spent the summerhitching aroundEurope.• It took an entire day of buses and hitching to get back to camp and when I did they'd finishedsupper.• In contrast, Jane Alexander as the elder sister and Robert Klein as her bulkybeau are hitched toplows.• Lightly hitched tosociety, he imagined himself bound to grander forces.• His staff were about him; their horses... were hitched to the trees and fences.• Most of the Guernseys are hitched to their stalls, but one is in a special stall.
hitch2 noun [countableC]
1PROBLEMa small problem that makes something difficult or delays it for a short time 〔短暂的〕故障,障碍
technical/slight/last-minute hitch
In spite of some technical hitches, the first program was a success.
In written English, people usually prefer to use (small/minor) problem rather than hitch, which sounds slightly informal: 在英语书面语中,人们一般更喜欢用 (small/minor) problem ,而不用hitch,hitch听上去略微有些不正式
There were some minor technical problems when the product was first released.
ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤slight輕微的障礙➤last-minute (especially BrE) 最後時刻出現的故障◇There are always a few last-minute hitches at the dress rehearsal.綵排時總會在最後時刻出現幾個問題。➤legal, technical法律難題;技術故障◇There was a slight technical hitch which delayed the plane's take-off.一個小小的技術故障耽誤了飛機的起飛。PREPOSITION➤without a hitch順利◇Everything went without a hitch.一切進展順利。➤hitch in⋯中的障礙◇There's been a hitch in the plans.計劃中一直有一個障礙。