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hit below the belt
hit below the beltTo unfairly do or say something that hurts someone else, especially a personal attack; from boxing, where punches that land below an opponent’s belt are illegal.Translationshit (hit) – present participle ˈhitting: past tense, past participle hit – verb1. to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with. The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard! 打，打擊 打，打击 2. to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction. The batsman hit the ball (over the wall). 擊中，擊往 击中3. to cause to suffer. The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard. 使遭受打擊 打击，使遭受 4. to find; to succeed in reaching. His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now. 找到，達到 达到，找到 noun1. the act of hitting. That was a good hit. 打擊 打击2. a point scored by hitting a target etc. He scored five hits. 擊中得分 得分3. something which is popular or successful. The play/record is a hit; (also adjective) a hit song. 熱門或成功的事物 轰动一时的事或人ˌhit-and-ˈrun adjective1. (of a driver) causing injury to a person and driving away without stopping or reporting the accident. (駕駛)肇事逃逸的 闯了祸逃走的2. (of an accident) caused by such a driver. (車禍中)駕駛肇事逃逸所致的 （车祸）司机肇事后即逃走的 ˌhit-or-ˈmiss adjective without any system or planning; careless. hit-or-miss methods. 亂無規章地，胡亂地 无计划的，无目的的，遇事现打主意的 hit back to hit (someone by whom one has been hit). He hit me, so I hit him back. 還擊 还击hit below the belt to hit in an unfair way. 暗箭傷人 暗箭伤人hit it off to become friendly. We hit it off as soon as we met; I hit it off with him. 相處融洽 相处得好hit on to find (an answer etc). We've hit on the solution at last. 找到(答案等) 找到hit out (often with againstor at) to attempt to hit. The injured man hit out blindly at his attackers. 出擊 猛打，击中，打击 make a hit with to make oneself liked or approved of by. That young man has made a hit with your daughter. 使自己受歡迎或受肯定 博得好评（使受欢迎） hit below the belt
hit (one) below the beltTo unfairly target one's weakness or vulnerability. The phrase refers to boxing, in which hitting an opponent below the waist is prohibited. I know she really wants the promotion, but she really hit me below the belt by telling the boss about my personal problems.See also: below, belt, hithit below the beltTo unfairly target another person's weakness or vulnerability. The phrase refers to boxing, in which hitting an opponent below the waist is unacceptable. I know she really wants the promotion, but she hit below the belt when she told the boss about my personal problems.See also: below, belt, hithit someone below the belt 1. Lit. [for a boxer] to strike an opponent below the belt. (An unfair blow.) The champ hit the contender below the belt and the crowd began to boo like fury. Fred was hit below the belt and suffered considerably. 2. Fig. to deal someone an unfair blow. That's not fair! You told them I was the one who ordered the wrong-size carpet. That's hitting me below the belt. Todd hit below the belt when he said it was all her fault because she had become ill during the trip.See also: below, belt, hitbelow the belt, hitNot behave according to the rules or decency, unfairly, as in Bringing up my mother's faults-that's really hitting below the belt. The term comes from boxing, where according to the Marquis of Queensberry Rules (1865) a fighter may punch his opponent only in the upper body or head. For a synonym, see low blow; also see under one's belt. See also: below, hitbelow the beltUnfair behavior. The term comes from boxing, where the Marquess of Queensberry rules, formulated in 1865, prohibit striking an opponent there. It began to be used figuratively in the late nineteenth century.See also: below, beltEncyclopediaSeehit |