hit

verb

/hɪt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they hit	/hɪt/ /hɪt/
he / she / it hits	/hɪts/ /hɪts/
past simple hit	/hɪt/ /hɪt/
past participle hit	/hɪt/ /hɪt/
-ing form hitting	/ˈhɪtɪŋ/ /ˈhɪtɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

touch somebody/something with force打

[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。

ball球

[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！

press button按钮

[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”。

have bad effect有坏影响

[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。

Our 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。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

badly
hard
heavily
…

attack攻击

[transitive, intransitive] hit (somebody/something) to attack somebody/something攻击；进攻；袭击

We hit the enemy when they least expected it.我们在敌人最意想不到的时候发动了进攻。

reach到达

[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。

Traffic 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。

He 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。

problem/difficulty问题；困难

[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。

suddenly realize突然意识到

[transitive] (informal) to come suddenly into your mind使突然想起

hit somebody The idea hit me like a tornado.这个想法像龙卷风一样袭击了我。
it hits somebody I couldn't remember where I'd seen him before, and then it suddenly hit me.起初我想不起以前在哪里见过他，后来猛然记起来了。
it hits somebody that… That's when it really hit me that we were in deep trouble.那时我才真正意识到我们陷入了困境。

become available

[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。

词源late 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
- He 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
- The band has hit big in the US.乐队在美国大获成功。
Topics Successc2

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。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

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Topics Successc2

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

if a remark, etc. hits/strikes home, it has a strong effect on somebody, in a way that makes them realize what the true facts of a situation are（言语等）正中要害，说到点子上
- Her face went pale as his words hit home.他的话切中要害，她的脸变白了。

hit somebody (straight/right) in the eye

to be very obvious to somebody很显然；一目了然

hit it

(informal) used to tell somebody to start doing something, such as playing music（要某人开始做某事，如演奏音乐）开始吧
- Hit it, Louis!开始吧，路易斯！

hit it off (with somebody)

(informal) to have a good friendly relationship with somebody（和某人）投缘
- We hit it off straight away.我们一见如故。
Topics Family and relationshipsc1

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。
Topics Successc2, Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2, Difficulty and failurec2

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。
Topics Feelingsc2

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。
Topics Successc2

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Topics Feelingsc2

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

to reach a point when you cannot continue or make any more progress筋疲力尽；陷入绝境；遇到不可逾越的障碍
- We hit a wall and we weren't scoring.我们已经筋疲力尽，得不到分了。
- I’ve hit a wall with my marathon training.我的马拉松训练碰壁了。
- What do you do when you hit the wall at work?当你在工作中碰壁时，你会做什么？

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

(taboo, slang) when somebody in authority finds out about something bad or wrong that somebody has done做了坏事（或错事）被发现
- When the shit hits the fan, I don't want to be here.事情一旦败露，我就不想待在这儿了。

hit

noun

/hɪt/

Idioms

act of hitting打

an act of hitting somebody/something with your hand or with an object held in your hand打；击

Give it a good hit.用力打它一下。
He made the winning hit.他击出了致胜的一球。

something popular受欢迎的事物

a person or thing that is very popular很受欢迎的人（或事物）

He's just about to star in the hit musical, ‘Chicago’.他即将出演热门音乐剧《芝加哥》。
a hit show/comedy热门节目/喜剧
Her new series is a smash hit.她的新系列节目极为成功，引起轰动。
a big/huge hit大受欢迎
The duo were a real hit in last year's show.这一对搭档在去年的演出中大出风头。
The film scored a major international hit. 这部电影在国际上获得了巨大成功。
a hit with somebody The films have proved a hit with older audiences.这些电影在老观众中很受欢迎。

The series has been a big hit with children.该系列节目很受孩子们欢迎。
He shot to fame in the hit TV show, ‘Friends’.他在热门电视节目《老友记》中一举成名。
The fast-fit centres have proved a hit with motorists.事实证明，快速健身中心很受驾车者的欢迎。
The film was a hit for him in 2008.这部电影在2008年大受欢迎。

Topics Successa2

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

big
greatest
huge
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hit + noun

album
film
movie
…

preposition

hit with

pop music流行音乐

a successful pop song or record风行一时的流行歌曲（或唱片）

They are about to release an album of their greatest hits.他们即将发行收录他们最热门歌曲的专辑。
She played all her old hits.她演奏了她所有曾轰动一时的老曲子。
a hit single/song热门单曲/歌曲

She had a hit with ‘Only You’.她出演了《只有你》。
This is her third Number One hit record.这是她的第三张头号唱片。
She is here to promote her latest chart hit.她到此地来宣传她的最新上榜唱片。

Topics Musica2

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

big
greatest
huge
…

hit + noun

album
film
movie
…

preposition

hit with

computing计算机技术

(computing计算机) an occasion on which a web page is displayed or a file is downloaded from the internet（网页的）点击；（文件的）下载

Our website is getting a lot of hits from the USA.我们的网站得到很多来自美国的点击。
How many hits did you get?你获得了多少点击量？

(computing计算机) the fact of finding an item of data that matches a search命中：找到与搜索匹配的数据项

The search generated 1 848 hits.搜索产生了1 848次点击。

of drug毒品

(slang) an amount of an illegal drug that is taken at one time毒品的一剂

a hit of cocaine/heroin一批可卡因/海洛因

murder凶杀

(slang, especially North American English) a violent crime or murder暴力犯罪；凶杀 see also hitman

词源late Old English hittan (in the sense ‘come upon, find’), from Old Norse hitta ‘come upon, meet with’, of unknown origin.

Idioms

be/make a hit (with somebody)

to be liked very much by somebody when they first meet you给（某人）留下很好的第一印象；使（某人）一见钟情
- You’ve made a big hit with Bill.你在比尔那里大受欢迎。

take a hit

to be damaged or badly affected by something遭到破坏；受到严重影响
- The airline industry took a hit last year.去年航空业受到了严重冲击。