hit
verb
noun
hɪt verb
1
TOUCH SB/STH HARD
使劲触碰某人/某物
to touch someone or something quickly and hard with your hand, a stick etc 打，击 T
He raised the hammer and hit the bell.
他举起榔头敲钟。
hit sb/sth with sth
The robbers hit him over the head with a baseball bat.
劫匪用棒球球棒击打他的头部。
2
CRASH INTO STH
撞上某物
to move into something or someone quickly and with force 撞击，碰撞 T
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
伤害自己
to move a part of your body quickly against something accidentally, causing pain 撞疼; T
The ceiling’s low, so be careful you don’t hit your head.
天花板很低，小心别撞头。
hit sth on/against sth
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
a. if you hit a ball or other object, you make it move forward quickly by hitting it with a BAT , stick etc b. to get points by hitting a ball in a game such as BASEBALL or CRICKET 击球得〔分〕 T
Hit the ball as hard as you can.
用最大的力气击球。
Last year, Griffey hit 49 home runs.
去年格里菲击出了 49 个本垒打。
5
PRESS
按，压
to press a part in a machine, car, etc to make it work [非正式] 按，摁 T | informal
Maria hit the brakes just in time.
玛丽亚及时踩了刹车。
6
ATTACK
攻击
to attack something or wound someone with a bomb, bullet etc 攻击，袭击 T
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
if something bad hits a place or a person, it suddenly happens and affects people badly 打击，侵袭 I,T
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.
该公司遭到了消费者信心下滑的沉重打击。
The south of the country is the worst hit by the recession.
该国的南部受经济衰退影响最为严重。
8
HAVE PROBLEMS
遇到问题
to experience trouble, problems etc 碰到，遇到〔困难、问题等〕 T
hit a snag/problems/a bad patch etc
My father hit a bad patch, he had to sell the house.
我父亲遇到了大麻烦，只得把房子卖了。
9
REACH A LEVEL/NUMBER
达到某一水平/数量
to reach a particular level or number 达到〔某一水平或数量〕 T
Sales have hit the 1 million mark .
销售额达到 100 万。
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
if a fact hits you, you suddenly realize its importance and feel surprised or shocked 使〔某人〕突然意识到 T
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
if a smell or sight hits you, you suddenly smell or see it 使〔突然〕闻到; 使看到 T
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
to arrive at a place [非正式] 到达〔某地〕 T | informal AmE
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
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
13. to begin a journey [非正式] 出发，动身 informal
14
hit the shops/streets
14. if a product hits the shops, it becomes available to buy 〔产品〕大量上市
I managed to get a copy of the book before it hit the shops.
那本书大量上市前我设法弄到了一本。
15
hit the headlines
15. 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.
去年那对夫妻关系破裂时上了报纸头条。
16
hit the bottle
16. to start drinking too much alcohol regularly [非正式] 开始酗酒，喝过量的酒 informal
After his marriage failed, he hit the bottle big time.
他婚姻失败后便开始酗酒。
17
hit the dirt/the deck
17. to fall to the ground in order to avoid something dangerous [非正式] 〔为躲避危险之物而〕突然扑倒在地 informal
My first instinct was to hit the dirt.
我的第一反应就是趴倒在地上。
18
hit a (brick) wall
18. to suddenly not be able to make any progress [非正式] 突然无法取得进步 informal
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
19. if a plan, project etc hits the buffers, it fails [非正式] 〔计划等〕失败 informal
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，她的复出计划落空了。
20
hit sb when they are down
20. to upset or harm someone when they are already defeated [非正式] 乘人之危打击某人，对某人落井下石 informal
21
hit sb where it hurts
21. to do something that you know will upset someone in the most damaging way [非正式] 攻击某人的要害，打某人的痛处 informal
Hit your husband where it hurts – in his wallet!
要击中你丈夫的要害 — 瞄准他的钱包！
22
hit it off (with sb)
22. if two people hit it off, they like each other as soon as they meet [非正式] （与某人）一见如故，合得来 informal
I knew you’d hit it off with Mike.
我早就知道你与迈克会一见如故的。
23
hit the big time hit it big
23. ; hit it big AmE informal to suddenly become very famous, successful, and rich [美，非正式] 突然成名; 突然发迹 AmE informal
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。
24
hit the ground running
24. to 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.
人们期望法律系毕业生一开始就很顺利。
25
hit the jackpot
25. a. to win a lot of money b. to 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。
26
hit the nail on the head
26. used to say that what someone has said is exactly right 正中要害，一针见血，一语中的 informal
You’ve hit the nail on the head there, David.
这个问题你说得一针见血，戴维。
27
hit home
27. a. if a remark, criticism etc about you hits home, you realize that it is true b. if a blow or kick hits home, it hits the thing it is aimed at 击中目标
Graham didn’t reply, but she could see her words had hit home.
格雷厄姆没有回答，但她能看出格雷厄姆知道她的话说到点子上了。
28
hit the spot
28. to have exactly the good effect that you wanted, especially when you are hungry or thirsty [非正式] 恰到好处; 切合需要; 让人吃饱喝足 informal
29
hit the roof/ceiling
29. to be very angry [非正式] 大发雷霆，暴跳如雷 informal
Ranieri returned, saw the mess, and hit the roof.
拉里回来看到乱糟糟的情况，便大发雷霆。
30
hit the sack hit the hay
30. ; hit the hay AmE informal to go to bed [美，非正式] 上床睡觉 AmE informal
31 to attack or criticize a person or group that has attacked or criticized you 回击，反击;
[+ 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位工作人员的说法予以反驳。
[+ with ]
United were a goal down, but hit back with an equalizer.
联队落后一球，但又进了一球扳回了比分。
hit back by doing sth
He hit back by calling his critics ‘lazy’.
他回击批评他的评论家，称他们“懒散”。
32
hit upon sth
also 又作 to have an idea or discover something suddenly or unexpectedly 突然想出主意，无意中发现某事;
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。
33 to talk to someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them 用语言挑逗 AmE informal
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。
34 to try to hit someone 打〔某人〕
When he felt someone grab him, he hit out wildly.
当他感觉到有人抓住他时便奋力回击。
35
hit out against sb/sth
also 又作 to express strong disapproval of someone or something 严厉批评，猛烈抨击; SYNattack
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。
36 to tell someone something interesting, exciting, or shocking 把〔有趣的、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。
37 to punish or try to harm someone by doing something that will cause problems for them [美] 〔通过制造麻烦〕惩罚; 伤害〔某人〕 AmE
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。
38 to ask someone for money 向…要〔钱〕
Did he hit you up for cash again?
他又问你要钱了吗？
noun
39
SUCCESSFUL
成功的
something such as a film, play, song etc that is very popular and successful 风行一时的事物〔如电影、戏剧、歌曲等〕
a hit single/show/record etc
the hit musical ‘Phantom of the Opera’
风靡一时的音乐剧《歌剧魅影》
a big/smash/number 1 etc hit
the Beatles’ greatest hits
披头士乐队最受欢迎的歌曲
Which band had a hit with ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’?
《波希米亚狂想曲》是哪支乐队风行一时的歌曲？
be a hit with sb (be liked by them) 是某人喜爱之物
It’s hoped the new museum will be a big hit with families.
人们希望新博物馆会受到众多家庭的喜爱。
40
HIT STH
击中某物
an occasion when something that is aimed at something else touches it, reaches it, or damages it 命中，击中
Our ship took a direct hit and sank.
我们的船被直接击中下沉了。
41
COMPUTER
计算机
a. an occasion when someone visits a website b. a result of a computer search, especially on the Internet 〔计算机搜索的〕结果〔尤指因特网的一次访问〕
The site had 2,000 hits in the first week.
该网站在第一周内有 2000 次点击。
thousands of irrelevant hits
几千个不相关的搜索结果
42 a feeling of pleasure obtained from taking an illegal drug [非正式] 〔吸毒后的〕飘飘欲仙 informal
43 a murder that has been arranged to happen [非正式]谋 杀 informal 谋