hit
verb/hɪt/
/hɪt/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| 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/ |
- [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.
我怕他会打我。 - hit somebody/something with something She hit him with her umbrella.
她用雨伞打他。 - 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 Examples- He 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，砸在他的头上。 - My parents never used to hit me.
我的父母从来不打我。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- repeatedly
- directly
- …
- want to
- be going to
- in
- on
- with
- …
- hit somebody over the head
- hit somebody/something I was afraid he was going to hit me.
- [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 hithitknock ▪ bang ▪ strike ▪ bump ▪ bashThese words all mean to come against something with a lot of force.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了。
- Someone had knocked a hole in the wall.
有人在墙上打了个洞。
- The baby was banging the table with his spoon.
婴孩用调羹敲打着桌子。
- The ship struck a rock.
船触礁了。
- In the darkness I bumped into a chair.
我在黑暗中撞上了一把椅子。
- 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 Health problemsa2- A taxi almost hit him as he was crossing the street.
他过马路时差点儿被一辆出租车撞上。 - She threw a plate at him and narrowly missed hitting him.
她拿一个盘子向他扔过去，差点就打着他了。 - I was hit by a falling stone.
我被一块落下的石头击中了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- repeatedly
- directly
- …
- want to
- be going to
- in
- on
- with
- …
- hit somebody over the head
- hit something/somebody The bus hit the bridge.
- [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.
我肯定撞到了膝盖。 - 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，她的手撞到了桌子边缘。
Extra Examples- I 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
- I must have hit my knee.
- [transitive, often passive] (of a bullet, bomb, etc. or a person using them) 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.
不是所有的子弹都击中目标。
Extra Examples- The 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 The town was hit by bombs again last night.
- [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.
我用力过猛，把球打出了场外。 - We've hit our ball over the fence!
我们把球击过围栏去了！
- She hit the ball and ran to first base.
- [transitive] hit something (sport) to score points by hitting a ball
击球得分 - to hit a home run
打出本垒打
- to hit a home run
- [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.
我发现按下快进按钮的冲动非常强烈。 - I accidentally hit the wrong key.
我不小心按错了键。 - Enter your password and then hit ‘Return’.
输入您的密码，然后点击“返回”。
- Hit the brakes!
- [transitive, intransitive] to have a bad effect on somebody/something
对…有不良影响 - 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.
罗西的离开对他打击很大。
Extra Examples- 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支出削减的影响。 - 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) The tax increases will certainly hit the poor.
- [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。
- We hit the enemy when they least expected it.
- [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 Examples- 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、水流湍急的河流时，他们正在取得很大进展。 - It'll be two hours before we hit the border.
距离我们到达边境还有两个小时。 - By the time we hit the city centre, everything was closed.
当我们到达市中心时，一切都关门了。
- Follow this footpath and you'll eventually hit the road.
- [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.
我们在昨天的比赛中达到了最佳状态（=发挥了最好的水平）。 - The film doesn't always hit its targets (= succeed in what it is attempting to do).
电影并非总能实现其目标。
Extra Examples- He had managed to hit his sales target this month.
他本月成功实现了销售目标。 - Temperatures are expected to hit 30°C tomorrow.
预计明天气温将达到 30°C。
- Temperatures hit 40° yesterday.
- [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。
- We seem to have hit a problem.
- [transitive] (informal) to come suddenly into your mind
使突然想起 - hit somebody The idea hit me like a tornado.
这个想法猛然闯进我的脑海。 - 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大麻烦。
- hit somebody The idea hit me like a tornado.
- [transitive] (informal) to become widely available for sale
大量上市 - the latest board game to hit the market
最新上市的桌面游戏 - to hit the shops/stores/shelves
在商店上架发售 - Her shocking autobiography is about to hit the streets.
她那本惊世的自传即将面世。
- the latest board game to hit the market
touch somebody/something with force
ball
press button
have bad effect
attack
reach
problem/difficulty
suddenly realize
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
成为头条新闻；登上头条 - He always manages to grab the headlines.
他总是设法成为头版人物。
Extra Examples- 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。
- He always manages to grab the headlines.
hit (it) big
- (informal) to be very successful
十分成功 - The band has hit big in the US.
乐队在美国大获成功。
- The band has hit big in the US.
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遭遇了挫折，因为她直落两盘失利。
- The former tennis star’s comeback trail hit the buffers yesterday when she lost in straight sets.
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.
诉讼案确实让她损失了六块钱。
- The business over the lawsuit had really knocked her for six.
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
睡觉；就寝 - I decided to hit the sack and have an early night.
我决定上床睡觉，早早休息一晚。
- I decided to hit the sack and have an early night.
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。
- Her face went pale as his words hit home.
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, Louis!
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。
- We hit it off straight away.
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.
这部电影没有达到目标，因为它根本不可信。
- He blushed furiously and Robyn knew she had hit the mark.
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，触及痛处。
- You touched a raw nerve when you mentioned his first wife.
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.
乐队的上一张专辑确实大获成功。
- The band really hit pay dirt with their last album.
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难以置信。 - Unfortunately, the president struck the wrong note in his speech, ignoring the public mood.
不幸的是，总统在讲话中语调错误，无视公众情绪。
- It is a bizarre tale and the author hits just the right note of horror and disbelief.
hit the road/trail
- (informal) to start a journey
出发；动身；启程 - The following spring I hit the road.
第二年春天我就上路了。
- The following spring I hit the road.
hit the roof
(also go through the roof)
- (informal) to suddenly become very angry
勃然大怒；暴跳如雷
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.
经过紧张的开局后，他终于在第二盘中大踏步前进。 - The team took time to hit stride.
球队花了一些时间才取得进展。 - 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。
- After a nervous start, he finally hit his stride in the second set.
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?
工作中碰壁了怎么办？
- We hit a wall and we weren't scoring.
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
（足球比赛中）击中门框 - She hit the woodwork twice before scoring.
她两度击中门框后射门得分。
- She hit the woodwork twice before scoring.
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。
- When the shit hits the fan, I don't want to be here.