an occasion on which something such as a bomb hits a place exactly, causing a lot of damage 〔炸弹等〕直接命中
During the war, the cathedral suffered many direct hits.
战争期间,这座大教堂多次被炸弹直接击中。
One of the bombers scored a direct hit.
其中有一架轰炸机直接命中目标。
Examples from the Corpus
scored a direct hit• One scored a direct hit but, despite being showered with glass, there were no seriousinjuries.• A shellscored a direct hit on a petroltank, and he felt the wave of heat from fifty yards off.