| 单词 | hitch |
| 释义 | hitch hitch1 —hitcher, n. /hich/, v.t. 1. to fasten or tie, esp. temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether: Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts. 2. to harness (an animal) to a vehicle (often fol. by up). 3. to raise with jerks (usually fol. by up); hike up: to hitch up one's trousers. 4. to move or draw (something) with a jerk. 5. Slang. to bind by marriage vows; unite in marriage; marry: They got hitched in '79. 6. to catch, as on a projection; snag: He hitched his jeans on a nail and tore them. v.i. 7. to stick, as when caught. 8. to fasten oneself or itself to something (often fol. by on). 9. to move roughly or jerkily: The old buggy hitched along. 10. to hobble or limp. 11. hitch up, to harness an animal to a wagon, carriage, or the like. n. 12. the act or fact of fastening, as to something, esp. temporarily. 13. any of various knots or loops made to attach a rope to something in such a way as to be readily loosened. Cf. bend1 (def. 18). 14. Mil. Slang. a period of military service: a three-year hitch in the Navy. 15. an unexpected difficulty, obstacle, delay, etc.: a hitch in our plans for the picnic. 16. a hitching movement; jerk or pull. 17. a hitching gait; a hobble or limp. 18. a fastening that joins a movable tool to the mechanism that pulls it. 19. Mining. a. a fault having a throw less than the thickness of a coal seam being mined. b. a notch cut in a wall or the like to hold the end of a stull or other timber. [1400-50; 1840-50 for def. 5; late ME hytchen, of obscure orig.] Syn. 1. attach, connect, hook. 2. yoke. 15. hindrance, catch, impediment. Ant. 1. loose, loosen. hitch2 /hich/, n. a minnow, Lavinia exilicauda, inhabiting streams in the area of San Francisco and the Sacramento River basin. [orig. uncert.] hitch3 —hitcher, n. /hich/, v.i., v.t., n. Informal. hitchhike. [1865-70; by shortening] |
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