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单词 hitchhikes
释义

hitchhike

verb

hitch·​hike ˈhich-ˌhīk How to pronounce hitchhike (audio)
hitchhiked; hitchhiking; hitchhikes

intransitive verb

1
: to travel by securing free rides from passing vehicles
2
: to be carried or transported by chance or unintentionally
destructive insects hitchhiking on ships

transitive verb

: to solicit and obtain (a free ride) especially in a passing vehicle
hitchhiker noun

Synonyms

  • hitch
  • thumb
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Example Sentences

Her car broke down, so she had to hitchhike back home. He hitchhiked his way across the country last summer.
Recent Examples on the Web Once the insects are established in a tree of heaven, their eggs could easily hitchhike to other trees and fruit crops. Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Black also refused to give the officer any identification and continued walking down the street attempting to hitchhike, the report said. Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 9 June 2022 Arrange a car shuttle or hitchhike to get back to your vehicle. Carey Kish, Outside Online, 18 June 2020 Charlotte was accused of influencing girls to hitchhike with her — and maybe even seducing them. Jillian Eugenios, NBC News, 10 May 2022 Though coronavirus impacts at USPS, FedEx, and the like have been negligible so far, Velasquez aimed to hike to post offices rather than hitchhike to them—a choice that would add mileage and time but limit exposure with strangers in close quarters. Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2020 Once, when a train strike left them stranded in Eastern Germany, they were forced to hitchhike at night—but Otto helped Sims keep her cool. Kathryn Hymes, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2022 After the elder Hazel bought a farm in McLean with hopes of raising crops to feed the family during the Depression, Til would often bicycle or hitchhike the eight miles from Arlington after school to plow the fields. Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022 Wildfire managers also try to avoid transferring mussels, fungi or non-native plants that might hitchhike in helicopter buckets by carefully choosing water sources or disinfecting buckets, Camp said. Felicia Fonseca, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Kids Definition

hitchhike

verb

hitch·​hike ˈhich-ˌhīk How to pronounce hitchhike (audio)
hitchhiked; hitchhiking
: to travel by getting free rides in passing vehicles

hitchhikes

verb

present tense third-person singular of hitchhike
as in hitches
to travel by securing free rides another one of those novels in which the hero undertakes a journey of self-discovery by hitchhiking around the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hitches
  • bums
  • hijacks
  • thumbs
  • carjacks
  • stows away
  • highjacks
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