- bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully（用手、工具或武器）猛打, 猛击（人或物）：
the woman hit her child for stealing sweets
这女人打她偷糖果的孩子
no obj. the police hit out with truncheons.警察用警棍猛打。
- accidentally strike (part of one's body) against something, often causing injury（身体意外地）撞击, 碰撞（常致伤）：
she fainted and hit her head on the metal bedstead.
她晕倒了, 头撞在金属床架上。
- (of a moving object or body) come into contact with (someone or something stationary) quickly and forcefully（运动中的物体或身体）猛撞（静止状态中的人或物）：
a car hit the barrier.
一辆汽车撞上了障碍物。
- informal touch or press (part of a machine or other device) in order to work it〈非正式〉按, 摁（机器或装置）：
he picked up the phone and hit several buttons.
他拿起电话按了几个键。
- cause harm or distress to使受损失, 使痛苦：
the area has been badly hit by pit closures.
由于煤矿的关闭, 该地区受到严重的打击。
- no obj.
hit out
make a strongly worded criticism or attack（用言辞）攻击, 鞭笞, 斥责： he hit out at suppliers for hyping their products.
他抨击供应商对他们产品大肆炒作。
- (of a disaster) occur in and cause damage to (an area) suddenly（灾难）突袭, 突然来临：
the country was hit by a major earthquake.
该国突然遭受到一次大地震。
- informal, chiefly US attack and rob or kill〈非正式, 主美〉攻击, 抢夺, 杀死：
if they're cops, maybe it's not a good idea to have them hit.
如果他们是警察, 袭击他们恐怕不是良策。
- informal be affected by (an unfortunate and unexpected circumstance or event)〈非正式〉受（不幸的或意外的情况或事件）影响：
the opening of the town centre hit a snag.
市中心的开放遇到意外的麻烦。
- (of a missile or a person aiming one) strike (a target)（发射物或发射的人）击中（靶子）：
the sniper fired and hit a third man.
狙击手开火, 击中了第三个人。
- informal reach (a particular level, point, or figure)〈非正式〉达到（一个特定的水平, 阶段, 数字）：
his career hit rock bottom.
他的事业到了谷底。
- arrive at (a place)到达（地方）：
it was still night when we hit the outskirts of London.
我们到达伦敦市郊时天还未亮。
- informal go to (a place)〈非正式〉去（某地）：
we hit a diner for coffee and doughnuts.
我们去一家小餐馆要了咖啡和油炸圈饼。
- be suddenly and vividly realized by使突然清楚地意识到, 使突然领悟：
with obj. and clause it hit her that I wanted to settle down here.她突然意识到我想在这儿定居。
- no obj. informal〈非正式〉(of a piece of music, film, or play) be successful（音乐, 电影, 戏剧）成功：
actors are promised a pay increase if a show hits.
演员得到承诺如果演出成功就加工资。
- no obj. take effect有效, 生效, 起作用：
we sat waiting for the caffeine to hit.
我们坐着等待咖啡因起作用。
- informal give (someone) a dose of a drug or an alcoholic drink〈非正式〉给（人）一剂毒品（或烈酒）。
- informal (of a product) become available and make an impact on〈非正式〉（产品）面市并产生影响：
the latest board game to hit the market.
将要面市并造成轰动的最新棋盘游戏。
- informal used to express the idea that someone is taking up a pursuit or taking it seriously〈非正式〉喜欢, 钟爱; 认真对待：
more and more teenagers are hitting the books.
越来越多的青少年喜爱书籍了。
- (hit someone for/up for) informal, chiefly US ask someone for〈非正式, 主美〉向某人要：
she was waiting for the right moment to hit her mother for some cash.
她在等待合适的时机向她母亲要些现钱。
- propel (a ball) with a bat, racket, stick, etc. to score runs or points in a game（在比赛中用球棒、球拍、曲棍等）击（球）（以得分）。
- score (runs or points) in this way（在比赛中用球棒、球拍、曲棍等击球而）得分：
he had hit 25 home runs.
他打了25个本垒打。
- an instance of striking or being struck（被）撞击：
few structures can withstand a hit from a speeding car.
建筑物很少能承受高速行驶车辆的撞击。
- a verbal attack口头攻击：
he could not resist a hit at his friend's religiosity.
他忍不住要对他朋友的宗教狂热进行抨击。
- informal, chiefly US a murder, typically one planned and carried out by a criminal organization〈非正式, 主美〉（多指犯罪集团有计划进行的）谋杀。
- an instance of striking the target aimed at击中目标：
one of the bombers had scored a direct hit.
其中一架轰炸机直接命中目标。
- a successful venture, especially in entertainment成功的有风险活动（尤指在娱乐方面）：
he was the director of many big hits
他是很多非常成功演出的导演
as modifier a hit comedy.一出轰动的喜剧。
- a successful pop record or song大获成功的流行音乐唱片（或歌曲）。
- informal a successful and popular person or thing〈非正式〉广受欢迎的成功人士（或物）：
handsome, smiling, and smart, he was an immediate hit.
他外表英俊, 面带笑容, 思维敏捷, 立即走红。
- Computing an instance of identifying an item of data which matches the requirements of a search【计算机】命中, 找到（搜索要求的匹配项）。
- Computing an instance of a particular website being accessed by a user【计算机】（对互联网站点的）一次访问; 点击：
the site gets an average 350,000 hits a day.
这个网站的日均访问量达35万次。
- informal a dose of a narcotic drug〈非正式〉一剂麻醉致幻药。
hit-and-miss
- done or occurring at random随意的, 任意的, 偶然的：
picking a remedy can be a bit hit-and-miss.
挑选治疗法可能会有点随意性。
hit-and-run
- denoting a person who causes accidental or wilful damage and escapes before being discovered, or damage caused in this way肇事（或故意损害）后逃跑的; 肇事后逃跑造成的损失：
he was struck by a hit-and-run driver.
他被肇事后逃跑的司机撞了。
hit someone below the belt
- Boxing【拳击】give one's opponent an illegal low blow（非法）击中对手腰以下部位。
- behave unfairly, especially so as to gain an unfair advantage行为不公正（尤指为了获得不正当的利益）。
hit the bottle
- 见BOTTLE.
hit someone for six
- Brit. affect someone very severely〈英〉严重影响（人）。
- ORIGIN: with allusion to a forceful hit that scores six runs in cricket.
hit the ground running
- informal start something and proceed at a fast pace with enthusiasm〈非正式〉积极着手进行。
hit the hay
- 见HAY1.
hit home
- 见HOME.
hit it off
- informal be naturally friendly or well suited〈非正式〉性情相投, 合得来。
hit the jackpot
- 见JACKPOT.
hit the mark
- be successful in an attempt or accurate in a guess尝试成功; 猜中。
hit the nail on the head
- find exactly the right answer击中要害; 完全正确。
hit-or-miss
- as likely to be unsuccessful as successful成功性可疑的, 随意的：
her work can be hit-or-miss.
她的工作可能是碰碰运气而已。
hit the right note
- 见NOTE.
hit the road（或〈美〉trail）
- informal set out on a journey〈非正式〉开始旅行, 出发。
hit the roof
- 见ROOF。
hit the sack
- 见SACK1.
hit the spot
- 见SPOT.
hit wicket
- Cricket the action of a batsman stepping on or knocking over their own wicket, resulting in their dismissal【板球】摆乌龙。
make a hit
- be successful or popular成功, 受欢迎：
you made a big hit with her.
你深受她的青睐。
hitter
nounhit on（或 upon）
- discover or think of, especially by chance（尤指偶然）发现, 想到：
she hit on a novel idea for fund-raising.
她突然想到了一个筹资的新主意。
- N. Amer. informal make sexual advances towards〈北美, 非正式〉调情, 挑逗。
- attempt to get something, typically money, from someone企图得到（多指钱）：
he hit on family members.
他企图从家人那儿得到钱。
hit something up
- Cricket score runs energetically【板球】积极跑动得分。