| 单词 | hike |
| 释义 | hike (once / 1104 pages) 1vn 2vn To hike is to walk a long way at a leisurely pace. You might love to hike in the woods on weekends. When you hike, you walk for pleasure, often in a wooded or hilly area. The trip itself is also a hike, whether you hike the Appalachian Trail or climb a local hill. Another meaning of hike is "to increase," as when the library decides to hike the fees for late books. Hike has been around since the 1800's, when it was spelled hyke, but its origin is uncertain. The "walk vigorously" meaning is older than the "raise or increase" meaning. WORD FAMILYhike: hiked, hiker, hikes, hiking+/hiker: hikers USAGE EXAMPLESThere was no increase in 2016, so the cumulative increase - including the January hike - is 27 cents per gallon over four years. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) House Minority Leader Scott Pelath, D-Michigan City, still questions if a tax hike is “the best, or the only avenue, for raising revenues.” Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Businesses say mandated pay hikes hurt the economy by cutting jobs and hours. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1v walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise We were hiking in Colorado hike the Rockies Hypo|Hyper tramp travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition backpack, packhike with a backpack walk use one's feet to advance; advance by steps 2n a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure 2she enjoys a hike in her spare time Syn|Hypo|Hyper hiking, tramp trudge a long difficult walk walk the act of walking somewhere 1v increase The landlord hiked up the rents Syn|Hyper boost, hike up bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise raise from a lower to a higher position 2n an increase in cost Syn|Hyper boost, cost increase, rise increase, increment the amount by which something increases 3n the amount a salary is increased he got a wage hike Syn|Hyper raise, rise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase increase, increment the amount by which something increases |
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