hit 1 S1 W2 / hɪt / 动词 ( past tense and past participle hit , present participle hitting ) #

1 touch somebody/something hard [及物动词] to touch someone or something quickly and hard with your hand, a stick etc :

He raised the hammer and hit the bell.

hit somebody/something with something

The robbers hit him over the head with a baseball bat.

2 crash into something [及物动词] to move into something or someone quickly and with force :

The tanks exploded as the plane hit the ground.

He was hit by a car.

3 hurt yourself [及物动词] to move a part of your body quickly against something accidentally, causing pain 同义词 bang :

The ceiling’s low, so be careful you don’t hit your head.

hit something on/against something

She slipped and hit her head on the sidewalk.

4 sport [及物动词]

a) if you hit a ball or other object, you make it move forward quickly by hitting it with a bat , stick etc 同义词 strike :

Hit the ball as hard as you can.

b) to get points by hitting a ball in a game such as baseball or cricket :

Last year, Griffey hit 49 home runs.

5 press [及物动词] informal to press a part in a machine, car, etc to make it work :

Maria hit the brakes just in time.

6 attack [及物动词] to attack something or wound someone with a bomb, bullet etc :

Our ship was badly hit and sank within minutes.

A second shot hit her in the back.

The bomb failed to hit its target .

7 affect badly [不及物和及物动词] if something bad hits a place or a person, it suddenly happens and affects people badly :

The village has been hit by a devastating drought.

Hurricane Louis is expected to hit at the weekend.

be badly/severely/hard hit

The company has been hard hit by the drop in consumer confidence.

The south of the country is the worst hit by the recession.

8 have problems [及物动词] to experience trouble, problems etc

hit a snag/problems/a bad patch etc

My father hit a bad patch, he had to sell the house.

9 reach a level/number [及物动词] to reach a particular level or number :

Sales have hit the 1 million mark .

hit a peak/an all-time high etc

Earnings hit a peak in the early 1980s.

hit rock-bottom/an all-time low etc

Oil prices have hit rock-bottom.

10 realize [及物动词] if a fact hits you, you suddenly realize its importance and feel surprised or shocked :

It’s impossible to pinpoint a moment when it hit me that I was ‘a success’.

He was gone before they knew what had hit them (= realized what had happened ) .

11 smell/sight etc [及物动词] if a smell or sight hits you, you suddenly smell or see it :

The smell of stale smoke hit him as he entered.

12 arrive [及物动词] informal to arrive at a place :

They hit the main road two kilometres further on.

hit town American English :

I’ll look for work as soon as I hit town.

13 hit the road/trail informal to begin a journey

14 hit the shops/streets if a product hits the shops, it becomes available to buy :

I managed to get a copy of the book before it hit the shops.

15 hit the headlines to be reported widely on television, in newspapers etc :

The couple hit the headlines last year when their relationship broke down.

16 hit the bottle informal to start drinking too much alcohol regularly :

After his marriage failed, he hit the bottle big time.

17 hit the dirt/the deck informal to fall to the ground in order to avoid something dangerous :

My first instinct was to hit the dirt.

18 hit a (brick) wall informal to suddenly not be able to make any progress :

I felt I’d hit a wall with my playing.

19 hit the buffers/skids informal if a plan, project etc hits the buffers, it fails :

Croft’s comeback hit the skids yesterday when she lost in the quarter-finals.

20 hit somebody when they are down informal to upset or harm someone when they are already defeated

21 hit somebody where it hurts informal to do something that you know will upset someone in the most damaging way :

Hit your husband where it hurts – in his wallet!

22 hit it off (with somebody) informal if two people hit it off, they like each other as soon as they meet :

I knew you’d hit it off with Mike.

23 hit the big time ( also hit it big American English ) informal to suddenly become very famous, successful, and rich :

The 25-year-old painter hopes to hit it big in New York.

24 hit the ground running to start doing something successfully without any delay :

Law graduates are expected to hit the ground running.

25 hit the jackpot

a) to win a lot of money

b) to have a big success :

Owens hit the jackpot in his first professional game with the Cowboys.

26 hit the nail on the head informal used to say that what someone has said is exactly right :

You’ve hit the nail on the head there, David.

27 hit home

a) if a remark, criticism etc about you hits home, you realize that it is true :

Graham didn’t reply, but she could see her words had hit home.

b) if a blow or kick hits home, it hits the thing it is aimed at

28 hit the spot informal to have exactly the good effect that you wanted, especially when you are hungry or thirsty

29 hit the roof/ceiling informal to be very angry :

Ranieri returned, saw the mess, and hit the roof.

30 hit the sack ( also hit the hay American English ) informal to go to bed

→ the shit hits the fan at shit 2 ( 17 ) , → hit/strike paydirt at paydirt

THESAURUS

to hit someone

hit to hit someone quickly and hard with your hand, a stick etc : He hit him hard in the stomach. | I don’t like to see people hitting a dog.

beat to hit someone deliberately many times, especially very hard : The girl had been beaten to death. | He was beating the donkey with a stick.

strike written to hit someone with your hand or a weapon. Strike is more formal than hit and is mainly used in written English : Her husband struck her twice across the face. | Police say that the man had been struck on the head.

punch to hit someone hard with your closed hand, especially in a fight : I punched him on the nose. | She was screaming and punching him with her fists.

thump / θʌmp / informal to punch someone very hard : Sometimes I just want to thump him.

beat somebody up to hurt someone badly in a violent attack, by hitting them many times : If I tell the police, they’ll beat me up. | He had been beaten up and tortured with lighted cigarettes.

slap to hit someone with your open hand, especially because you are angry with them : They had a big row and she ended up slapping him.

spank ( also smack especially British English ) to hit someone, especially a child, with your open hand in order to punish them : Should a parent ever smack a child? | I don’t agree with smacking. | In those days, children were spanked if they behaved badly.

to hit something

hit : Jack hit the ball and it flew over the fence

knock to hit a door or window with your closed hand in order to attract the attention of the people inside : Someone was knocking on the door. | I knocked loudly but no one came.

strike written to hit a surface. Strike is more formal than hit and is mainly used in written English : The ball struck the side of the goal.

whack / wæk / informal to hit something very hard : Edmonds whacked the ball into the air.

bash to hit something hard, especially in a way that causes damage : The police had to bash the door down to get in.

tap to gently hit something with your fingers, often in order to attract someone’s attention : I tapped him on the shoulder. | I heard someone tapping on the window.

rap to knock quickly or hit something several times : He rapped the table with his pen to bring the meeting to order. | Two police officers rapped on the door at 7 o’clock in the morning.

bang to suddenly hit something hard, in a way that makes a loud noise : Her father banged his fist down on the table angrily. | The door suddenly banged shut.

pound written to hit something many times with a lot of force : I could hear the sea pounding on the rocks. | She pounded on the door and shouted wildly.

hammer written to hit something quickly many times making a loud continuous noise : The rain was hammering on the roof. | A crowd of people were outside hammering on the door angrily.

to hit something accidentally

hit : I’ve got a bad bruise where I hit my leg against the table. | The car hit a tree.

bump to hit a part of your body against something, especially because you do not see or notice it : Careful you don’t bump your head – the ceiling’s very low.

bang/bash to hit something hard, so that you hurt yourself or damage something : He banged into the car in front. | I bashed my knee climbing over a gate. | She fell and bashed her chin on the ground.

stub to hit your toe against something and hurt it : I stubbed my toe on the piano leg.

hit back 短语动词

to attack or criticize a person or group that has attacked or criticized you 同义词 retaliate

hit back at

The actress hit back at claims that she had threatened a member of staff.

hit back with

United were a goal down, but hit back with an equalizer.

hit back by doing something

He hit back by calling his critics ‘lazy’.

hit on somebody/something 短语动词

1 ( also hit upon something ) to have an idea or discover something suddenly or unexpectedly 同义词 come up with :

Then we hit on the idea of asking viewers to donate money over the Net.

2 American English informal to talk to someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them :

Dave has hit on most of the women in the department.

hit out 短语动词

to try to hit someone :

When he felt someone grab him, he hit out wildly.

hit out at somebody/something 短语动词

( also hit out against somebody/something ) to express strong disapproval of someone or something 同义词 attack :

The bishop hit out at the government’s policy on the homeless.

hit somebody up for something 短语动词 American English spoken

to ask someone for money :

Did he hit you up for cash again?

hit somebody with something 短语动词 informal

1 to tell someone something interesting, exciting, or shocking :

The next morning, Steve hit me with the truth.

2 American English to punish or try to harm someone by doing something that will cause problems for them :

The next day, we found they’d hit us with a lawsuit.

hit 2 S3 W3 noun [可数名词] #

1 successful something such as a film, play, song etc that is very popular and successful a hit single/show/record etc the hit musical ‘Phantom of the Opera’ a big/smash/number 1 etc hit the Beatles’ greatest hits Which band had a hit with ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’? be a hit with somebody (= be liked by them ) It’s hoped the new museum will be a big hit with families. 2 hit something an occasion when something that is aimed at something else touches it, reaches it, or damages it :
Our ship took a direct hit and sank. 3 computer a) an occasion when someone visits a website :
The site had 2,000 hits in the first week. b) a result of a computer search, especially on the Internet :
thousands of irrelevant hits 4 take a hit to be badly affected in some way :
The region’s economy will take a hit if the airbase is closed. 5 informal a feeling of pleasure obtained from taking an illegal drug 6 informal a murder that has been arranged to happen → hit man

THESAURUS

something that is popular bestseller a book that a lot of people buy : His prize-winning book ‘A Year in Provence’ became an international bestseller. blockbuster a film that a lot of people watch, especially an exciting film : a Hollywood blockbuster | a blockbuster movie hit something such as a song, show, or film which is very popular and successful : The band played all their old hits. | The film was a box-office hit (= a lot of people went to see it at the cinema ) . | She stars in ABC’s hit show ‘Desperate Housewives’. sell-out a concert, sports event etc which so many people want to see that all the tickets are sold : The concert was a sell-out. | the band’s sell-out tour of the US cult movie/band/figure etc a film, band, person etc that has become very popular and fashionable with a particular group of people : a cult TV programme craze something that suddenly becomes popular, so that a lot of people do it, buy it etc : the latest dance craze that has been sweeping the US | the craze for ultra expensive designer jeans fad informal something that is very popular for a short time – used about something that you disapprove of, which you do not think will last for very long : Most diets are just fads. | I think it’s a passing fad.