hit
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they hit | |
| he / she / it hits | |
| past simple hit | |
| past participle hit | |
| -ing form hitting |
- [transitive]
to bring your hand, or an object you are holding, against somebody/something quickly and with force （用手或器具）击，打 - hit somebody/something
I was afraid he was going to hit me. 我怕他会动手打我。 - hit somebody/something with something
She hit him with her umbrella. 她用伞打了他。 - hit somebody/something in/on something
Someone hit him in the face. 有人打了他的脸。 - hit somebody/something in/on something with something
He hit the nail squarely on the head with the hammer. 他用锤子正对着钉子敲下去。
Extra ExamplesHe hit her with a stick. 他用棍子打她。 He was hit over the head with a broken bottle. 他被一只破瓶子击中了头部。 I was so angry, I wanted to hit him. 我气得想揍他一顿。 She didn't hit me very hard. 她没有用力打我。 She hit him in the face. 她打了他的脸。 Their teachers used to hit them with a stick. 他们的老师过去常常用棍子打他们。 I felt like hitting him. 我真想动手打他。 I picked up a pan and hit him over the head with it. 我拿起一个平底锅，用它打了他的头。 My parents never used to hit me. 我的父母以前从来不打我。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- repeatedly
- directly
- …
- want to
- be going to
- in
- on
- with
- …
- hit somebody over the head
- hit somebody/something
- [transitive, intransitive]
to come against something/somebody with force, especially causing damage or injury 碰撞；撞击（造成损伤） - hit something/somebody
The bus hit the bridge. 公共汽车撞到了桥上。 The boy was hit by a speeding car. 男孩被超速行驶的汽车撞倒了。 - hit against something/somebody
The boat hit against an object under the surface of the water. 船撞到了水下的一样东西。
Synonyms hithit- knock
- bang
- strike
- bump
- bash
- hit to come against somebody/something with force, especially causing damage or injury:
The boy was hit by a speeding car. 男孩被超速行驶的汽车撞倒了。
- knock to hit something so that it moves or breaks; to put somebody/something into a particular state or position by hitting them/it:
Someone had knocked a hole in the wall. 有人在墙上打了个洞。
- bang to hit something in a way that makes a loud noise:
The baby was banging the table with his spoon. 婴孩用调羹敲打着桌子。
- strike (formal
) to hit somebody/something hard: 指猛烈地撞、碰、撞击、碰撞： The ship struck a rock. 船触礁了。
- bump to hit somebody/something by accident:
In the darkness I bumped into a chair. 我在黑暗中撞上了一把椅子。
- bash (informal
) to hit against something very hard: 指猛击、猛撞： I braked too late, bashing into the car in front. 我刹车太晚，撞上了前面的车。
- to hit/knock/bang/bump/bash against somebody/something
- to knock/bang/bump/bash into somebody/something
- to hit/strike the ground/floor/wall
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessa2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- repeatedly
- directly
- …
- want to
- be going to
- in
- on
- with
- …
- hit somebody over the head
- hit something/somebody
- [transitive] hit something
to knock a part of your body against something 使（身体部位）碰上（某物） I must have hit my knee. 我一定是撞到膝盖了。 - hit something on something
He hit his head on the low ceiling. 他的头碰了低矮的天花板。 - hit something against something
As she stood up, she hit her hand against the edge of the table. 当她站起来时，她的手碰到了桌子的边缘。
Extra ExamplesI accidentally hit my knee on the desk. 我的膝盖不小心撞到了桌子。 I hit my head on the low doorway. 我的头碰到了低矮的门框。 He fell, hitting his head on the hard stone floor. 他摔倒了，头撞在坚硬的石头地面上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- repeatedly
- directly
- …
- want to
- be going to
- in
- on
- with
- …
- hit somebody over the head
- [transitive, often passive]
(of a bullet, bomb, etc. or a person using them 子弹、炸弹或射击者、抛掷者 to reach and touch a person or thing suddenly and with force 击中；命中 - be hit by somebody/something
The town was hit by bombs again last night. 这个镇子昨晚又一次遭到了轰炸。 He was hit by a sniper. 他被狙击手击中。 - hit somebody/something
Not all the bullets hit their targets. 不是所有的子弹都能击中目标。
Extra ExamplesThe grenade will explode as soon as it hits the ground. 手榴弹一撞到地面就会爆炸。 He was hit directly in the back. 他的后背被直接打中。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- repeatedly
- directly
- …
- want to
- be going to
- in
- on
- with
- …
- hit somebody over the head
- be hit by somebody/something
- [transitive] hit something
to bring a bat, etc. against a ball and push it away with force 击（球） She hit the ball and ran to first base. 她击球后跑向一垒。 - hit something + adv./prep.
I hit the ball too hard and it went out of the court. 我击球太猛，球出界了。 We've hit our ball over the fence! 我们把球击过围栏去了！
- [transitive] hit something (
sport 体育 to score points by hitting a ball 击球得分 to hit a home run 打出本垒打
- [transitive] hit something (informal)
to press something such as a button to operate a machine, etc. 按，压（按钮等） Hit the brakes! 踩刹车！ He picked up the phone and hit several buttons. 他拿起电话按了几个键。 I found the impulse to hit the fast-forward button to be quite overwhelming. 我发现按下快进键的冲动非常强烈。 I accidentally hit the wrong key. 我不小心打错了键。 Enter your password and then hit ‘Return’. 输入您的密码，然后点击“返回”。
- [transitive, intransitive]
to have a bad effect on somebody/something 产生不良影响；打击；危害 - hit (somebody/something)
The tax increases will certainly hit the poor. 增税肯定会加重穷人的负担。 His death didn't really hit me at first. 他的死起初并没有对我产生影响。 A tornado hit on Tuesday night. 星期二晚上发生了一次龙卷风。 Rural areas have been worst hit by the strike. 这次罢工对农村地区的打击最沉重。 Spain was one of the hardest hit countries. 西班牙是遭受打击最严重的国家之一。 - it hits somebody + adv.
It hit him very hard when Rosie left. 罗西离开时，他受到了很大的打击。
Extra ExamplesOur department has been badly hit by the cutbacks. 我们部门因为经费削减而受到很大影响。 Some businesses have been hit very hard by the rise in interest rates. 一些企业因为加息而严重受挫。 The plans could be hit by spending cuts. 这些计划可能会受到削减开支的冲击。 Airlines were badly hit by the recession. 航空公司受到这次经济衰退的巨大打击。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- hard
- heavily
- …
- hit (somebody/something)
- [transitive, intransitive] hit (somebody/something)
to attack somebody/something 攻击；进攻；袭击 - [transitive] hit something (informal)
to reach a place 到达（某地） Follow this footpath and you'll eventually hit the road. 沿着这条小路走，终会走上大路。 The President hits town tomorrow. 总统明天到镇子上来。
Extra ExamplesTraffic was heavy when they hit the main road. 他们去到主干道时交通很拥堵。 They were making good progress when they hit a wide fast-flowing river. 当他们遇到一条宽阔湍急的河流时，他们正在取得良好的进展。 It'll be two hours before we hit the border. 我们要过两个小时才能到达边境。 By the time we hit the city centre, everything was closed. 当我们到达市中心时，一切都已关闭。
- [transitive] hit something
to reach a particular level 达到（某水平） Temperatures hit 40° yesterday. 昨天气温高达 40 度。 The euro hit a record low in trading today. 今天欧元的兑换价降到了历史最低水平。 - (British English)
We hit top form (= played our best) in yesterday’s match. 在昨天的比赛中，我们发挥了最佳状态。 The film doesn't always hit its targets (= succeed in what it is attempting to do). 这部电影并不总是达到目标。
Extra ExamplesHe had managed to hit his sales target this month. 他已经设法达到了这个月的销售目标。 Temperatures are expected to hit 30°C tomorrow. 明天气温预计将达到30摄氏度。
- [transitive] hit something (informal)
to experience something difficult or unpleasant 遇到（困难）；经历（不愉快的事情） We seem to have hit a problem. 我们似乎遇到了问题。 Everything was going well but then we hit trouble. 原本一切都进行得很顺利，但后来我们遇到了麻烦。
- [transitive] (informal)
to come suddenly into your mind 使突然想起 - [transitive] (informal)
to become widely available for sale 大量上市 the latest board game to hit the market 将要面市并造成轰动的最新棋盘游戏。 to hit the shops/stores/shelves 逛商店/商店/上架 Her shocking autobiography is about to hit the streets. 她那本惊人的自传即将公开出版。
touch somebody/something with force打
ball球
press button按钮
have bad effect有坏影响
attack攻击
reach到达
problem/difficulty问题；困难
suddenly realize突然意识到
become available
Word Originlate Old English hittan (in the sense ‘come upon, find’), from Old Norse hitta ‘come upon, meet with’, of unknown origin.
Idioms
grab/hit/make the headlines
to be an important item of news in the media 成为重要新闻 Extra ExamplesHe always manages to grab the headlines. 他总是设法成为头版人物。 The hospital hit the headlines when a number of suspicious deaths occurred. 由于发生了几起蹊跷的死亡事件，这家医院上了报纸的头条新闻。 The story was important enough to make the headlines. 这一报道足以成为头条。
hit (it) big
- (informal)
to be very successful 很成功
hit the buffers
- (informal)
if a plan, somebody’s career, etc. hits the buffers, it suddenly stops being successful （计划、事业等）突然受挫 The former tennis star’s comeback trail hit the buffers yesterday when she lost in straight sets. 这位前网球明星的复出之路昨天遇到了阻碍，她直落两盘。
hit the deck
- (informal)
to fall to the ground 摔倒在地；落到地上
hit/knock somebody for six
- (British English)
to affect somebody very deeply 极大地影响某人 The business over the lawsuit had really knocked her for six. 这场官司真的让她大吃一惊。
hit the ground running
- (informal)
to start doing something and continue very quickly and successfully 迅速而顺利地投入某事；一炮打响；一举成功
hit the hay/sack
- (informal)
to go to bed 上床睡觉 I decided to hit the sack and have an early night. 我决定上床睡觉，早早休息一晚。
hit/strike home
hit somebody (straight/right) in the eye
to be very obvious to somebody 很显然；一目了然
hit it
hit it off (with somebody)
- (informal)
to have a good friendly relationship with somebody （和某人）投缘
hit the jackpot
to make or win a lot of money quickly and unexpectedly 突然意外赚大钱（或赢大钱）；发大财
hit/miss the mark
to succeed/fail in achieving or guessing something 达到／没有达到目的；猜测正确／错误 He blushed furiously and Robyn knew she had hit the mark. 他满脸通红，萝宾知道自己击中了要害。 The film misses the mark because it just isn't believable. 这部电影没有击中要害，因为它不可信。
hit the nail on the head
to say something that is exactly right 说到点子上；正中要害
hit/touch/strike a (raw/sensitive) nerve
to mention a subject that makes somebody feel angry, upset, embarrassed, etc. 触及要害；触动痛处 You touched a raw nerve when you mentioned his first wife. 你谈起他的第一任妻子，这就触到了他的痛处。 My remarks about divorce had unwittingly touched a raw nerve. 我关于离婚的言论无意间触到了别人的痛处。 The article struck a raw nerve as it revived unpleasant memories. 这篇文章唤起了不愉快的回忆，触动了我的神经。
hit/strike pay dirt
- (informal)
to suddenly be in a successful situation, especially one that makes you rich 骤然成功；暴富 The band really hit pay dirt with their last album. 这个乐队的上一张专辑确实很畅销。
hit/strike the right/wrong note
- (especially British English)
to do, say or write something that is suitable/not suitable for a particular occasion 做（或说、写）得得体／不得体 It is a bizarre tale and the author hits just the right note of horror and disbelief. 这是一个离奇的故事，作者恰到好处地表达了恐惧和怀疑。 Unfortunately, the president struck the wrong note in his speech, ignoring the public mood. 不幸的是，总统在他的演讲中打错了音，忽略了公众的情绪。
hit the road/trail
- (informal)
to start a journey 出发；上路 The following spring I hit the road. 第二年春天我就上路了。
hit the roof
(also go through the roof)
- (informal)
to suddenly become very angry 勃然大怒；怒气冲天
hit the spot
- (informal)
if something hits the spot it does exactly what it should do 发挥正当作用；适得其用；恰到好处
hit (your) stride (North American English)
(British English get into your stride)
to begin to do something with confidence and at a good speed after a slow, uncertain start 进入状态；开始顺利地做某事 After a nervous start, he finally hit his stride in the second set. 紧张的开局之后，他终于在第二盘迈开了大步。 The team took time to hit stride. 该队花了些时间才取得胜利。 The show finally hit its stride in the second season. 这个节目在第二季终于进入了状态。
hit a/the wall
hit somebody when they’re down
to continue to hurt somebody when they are already defeated 落井下石；乘人之危
hit somebody where it hurts
to affect somebody where they will feel it most 刺着某人痛处；击中要害
hit/strike the woodwork
- (British English, informal)
to hit the wooden frame of the goal in the game of football (soccer), instead of scoring a goal 上床睡觉 She hit the woodwork twice before scoring. 得分前她击中了两次门框。
not know what hit you
- (informal)
to be so surprised by something that you do not know how to react 因吃惊而不知所措；惊呆了
when the shit hits the fan