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单词 hitch
释义
hitch
(hɪ )
Word forms: hitches , hitching , hitched
1. countable noun
A hitch is a slight problem or difficulty which causes a short delay.
After some technical hitches the show finally got under way.
The five-hour operation went without a hitch.
Synonyms: problem, catch [informal], trouble, check  
2. verb
If you hitch, hitch a lift, or hitch a ride, you hitchhike. [informal]
There was no garage in sight, so I hitched a lift into town. [VERB noun]
Jean-Phillippe had hitched all over Europe in the 1960s. [VERB]
Synonyms: hitchhike, thumb a lift  
3. verb
If you hitch something to something else, you hook it or fasten it there.
Last night we hitched the horse to the cart and moved here. [V n + onto/to]
Synonyms: fasten, join, attach, unite  
4. get hitched phrase
If you get hitched, you get married. [informal]
The report shows that fewer couples are getting hitched.
Synonyms: marry, get married, tie the knot [informal]  
Phrasal verbs:
hitch up
phrasal verb
If you hitch up a piece of clothing such as a skirt or pair of trousers, you pull it up into a higher position.
She leapt from the car, hitched up her dress and sprinted down the road after him. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
He hitched his trousers up over his potbelly. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
Idioms:
hitch your wagon to someone
to try to become more successful by forming a relationship with someone who is already successful
He has hitched his wagon to his captain and the deal is that they offer each other unstinting support.
Collocations:
hitch a ride
Luckily for her, she was able to hitch a ride with a passing scallop shell, which took her to shore.
The Sun (2013)
They wait until a solitary bee visits and then grab hold and hitch a ride to the bee's nest.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It's almost too much to take in when some mischievous monkeys try to hitch a ride with us.
The Sun (2016)
She hitched a ride home on his float.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But the big opportunity for investors is to hitch a ride with the new owners.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Translations:
Chinese: 故障
Japanese: 障害
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