| 单词 | to hitch a lift |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto hitch a lift b. = hitch-hike v. Also transitive. to hitch a lift, etc.: to obtain a lift in a vehicle. ΘΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > ride a vehicle [verb (transitive)] > thumb (a lift) > make one's way by lifts to bum one's way1877 to hitch a lift1931 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > ride in a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > hitch-hike hitch-hike1923 thumb1932 hitch1959 swamp1964 1931 ‘B. Starke’ Touch & Go ix. 133 She told me she had hitched her way down to New Orleans a week before. 1931 ‘B. Starke’ Touch & Go xii. 192 Two lads spoke to me, and asked if I were hitching it by myself. 1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 94 Hitch a lift, or ride. 1959 ‘G. Carr’ Swing Away, Climber i. 17 We hitched—got lifts, you know—from Birmingham. 1960 Sunday Express 6 Nov. 7/5 The car in which he had hitched a lift crashed into a lorry. 1963 Guardian 4 Feb. 6/5 They hitch there and back. < as lemmas |
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