hit

hit — 動詞

1. to deliberately bring your fist, a tool, or another object against someone or so

1.動詞及物A2
釋義

打；擊

用手或物品用力碰觸

to deliberately bring your fist, a tool, or another object against someone or something, usually with force

例句

Felix hit the ball with a bat and it flew over the fence.

Felix 用球棒擊球，球飛過了圍欄。

hit + object + with + instrument

Min hit the nail hard with a hammer until it went into the wood.

Min 用鐵鎚用力敲打釘子，直到它釘進木頭裡。

同義詞
  • strike

    more formal or literary; common in news reports

  • smack

    slapping motion, often with an open hand

  • bang

    hitting something hard, often producing a loud noise

文法句型

hit + noun phrase

用法筆記

Irregular forms: hit — hit — hit (same in all three parts). Frequently used with the preposition 'with' to name the object used for striking.

常見錯誤

❌The player hitted the ball very far.
✅The player hit the ball very far.
💡'hit' does not add -ed for past tense; the past form is also 'hit'.

2. to strike against someone or something unexpectedly, often resulting in harm or

2.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

碰撞；撞擊

物體猛烈相碰

to strike against someone or something unexpectedly, often resulting in harm or damage

例句

The car hit a tree on the icy road and the front was badly damaged.

那輛車在結冰的道路上撞上了一棵樹，車頭嚴重受損。

vehicle + hit + object, causing damage

Trang slipped on the wet floor and hit her head on the desk corner.

Trang 在濕滑的地板上滑倒，頭撞到了桌角。

同義詞
  • bump into

    less forceful, often of people colliding accidentally

  • crash into

    implies greater force and more serious damage

  • strike

    more formal; used in news or official reports

文法句型

hit + noun phrase

hit + against/into + noun phrase

用法筆記

Can be used both transitively ('The ball hit the window') and intransitively with a preposition ('The ball hit against the window'). Sense 2 differs from sense 1 (STRIKE) in that it describes accidental collision or impact, not an intentional striking motion.

常見錯誤

❌The cars hitted each other on the highway.
✅The cars hit each other on the highway.
💡'hit' does not change form for past tense.

3. to cause harm, difficulty, or suffering to someone or something

3.動詞及物B2
釋義

打擊；衝擊

造成負面影響或困難

to cause harm, difficulty, or suffering to someone or something

例句

The factory closing hit the local town hard, and many families lost their income.

工廠關閉對當地城鎮打擊很大，許多家庭失去了收入。

[event] + hit + [place/person] + hard (adverb)

Gabriela's business was hit by the sudden rise in material costs.

Gabriela 的生意因原物料成本突然上漲而受到衝擊。

passive: be hit by + [cause]

同義詞
  • affect

    neutral; does not necessarily imply a negative outcome

  • damage

    focuses on physical or financial harm

  • devastate

    much stronger, suggests complete destruction

反義詞
  • benefit

    positive effect on someone or something

文法句型

hit + noun phrase

be hit by + noun phrase

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive voice ('be hit by') and with intensifying adverbs such as 'hard', 'badly', 'the hardest'. The subject is typically an event or force, not a person — e.g. a crisis, disaster, or economic change.

4. if a sudden idea or realization hits you, it comes into your mind unexpectedly a

4.動詞及物C2
釋義

突然想到

念頭突然浮現腦中

if a sudden idea or realization hits you, it comes into your mind unexpectedly and with force

例句

It suddenly hit Mark that he had left his passport on the kitchen table.

Mark 突然想到他把護照忘在廚房桌上了。

it + hit + [person] + that-clause (realization)

The idea hit Lauren in the shower — she finally knew what to do.

Lauren 在淋浴時靈光一閃——她終於知道該怎麼做了。

同義詞
  • occur to

    less forceful; 'it occurred to me that…' is more neutral

  • strike

    interchangeable with 'hit' in this sense; 'it struck me that…'

文法句型

it hits + person + that-clause

用法筆記

The subject is almost always 'it' or an abstract noun like 'the idea' or 'the thought'. The person experiencing the realization is the object ('it hit me'). Never used in the passive voice for this sense.

常見錯誤

❌I hitted that I forgot my keys.
✅It hit me that I had forgotten my keys.
💡The structure requires 'it' as the subject and the person as the object, not the reverse.

5. to strike a person or place using bullets, bombs, or other weapons during a conf

5.動詞及物B2
釋義

攻擊；轟炸

用子彈或炸彈襲擊

to strike a person or place using bullets, bombs, or other weapons during a conflict

例句

Enemy forces hit the city with rockets several times during the night.

敵軍在夜間多次用火箭攻擊該城市。

military: hit + [place] + with + [weapon]

The hospital was hit by a bomb and several rooms were destroyed.

這家醫院被炸彈擊中，好幾個房間都被摧毀了。

passive: be hit by + [explosive]

同義詞
  • attack

    broader; can include any form of assault, not just by shooting or bombing

  • bomb

    specifically dropping or detonating explosives

  • shell

    specifically firing artillery shells

文法句型

hit + noun phrase

be hit by + noun phrase

用法筆記

Often used in the passive voice ('be hit by'). This sense belongs to military or violent conflict contexts. Distinguish from sense 1 (STRIKE), which involves hand-to-hand or tool-based contact, and from sense 9 (ATTACK in the sibling chunk), which refers specifically to killing rather than attacking a target.

6. to reach a particular place or location during travel

6.動詞及物C1
釋義

到達

抵達某地或某位置

to reach a particular place or location during travel

例句

The driver said we would hit the main highway in about twenty minutes.

司機說我們大約二十分鐘後就會上高速公路。

hit + [road/route] — informal arrival at a point on a journey

The train hits the station at exactly nine o'clock every morning.

火車每天早上九點整到站。

同義詞
  • reach

    neutral register; can be used in both formal and informal contexts

  • arrive at

    more formal than 'hit'

  • get to

    informal, very common in spoken English

反義詞
  • leave

    to depart from a place

文法句型

hit + noun phrase (place or position)

用法筆記

Informal — more common in spoken English than formal writing. The object is typically a physical place (town, road, station) or a point on a path. Distinguish from sibling sense 7 (REACH in chunk verb_b2), which describes achieving goals or targets rather than physically arriving somewhere.

常見錯誤

❌The plane hitted the airport at noon.
✅The plane hit the airport at noon.
💡'hit' is the same in past tense. However, 'hit' is less common for air travel; 'reach' or 'land at' is more natural.

7. when a number, amount, or goal arrives at a specific point that was aimed for —

7.動詞及物C1
釋義

達到

達到特定水平或目標

when a number, amount, or goal arrives at a specific point that was aimed for — for instance, sales hitting one million units or temperatures hitting a record high

例句

Sales hit the target of one million units before the end of the year.

該公司在年底前達到了銷售一百萬臺的目標。

hit + target/number collocation

Temperatures in the desert are expected to hit 48 degrees this weekend.

這個週末沙漠的氣溫預計會達到四十八度。

hit + temperature/measurement

同義詞
  • reach

    more general; works for both physical and abstract targets

  • achieve

    more formal; emphasises completing a goal rather than arriving at a level

反義詞
  • miss

    to fail to reach a target or level

  • fall short of

    to not quite reach a particular level

文法句型

hit + number/level/target

用法筆記

Commonly used with numerical values, targets, and milestones. Unlike 'reach', which works for physical destinations, 'hit' emphasises the exact point or number attained and has a slightly more informal tone.

常見錯誤

❌We finally hit the top of the mountain.
✅We finally reached the top of the mountain.
💡'hit' sounds unnatural for geographical destinations; use 'reach' for physical places.

8. to immediately like someone and start a good relationship when you first meet —

8.動詞不及物B2
釋義

合得來

初次見面就相處融洽

to immediately like someone and start a good relationship when you first meet — always used in the fixed phrase 'hit it off (with someone)'

例句

Jin and Reema hit it off straight away at the summer internship orientation.

Jin 和 Reema 在暑期實習說明會上一見如故。

hit it off with [person] — fixed phrase

I was nervous before meeting Camila's parents, but we hit it off over lunch.

見 Camila 的父母之前我很緊張，但我們在午餐時聊得很投緣。

hit it off over [activity/meal]

同義詞
  • click

    similar meaning but even more informal, often used alone without a direct object

  • bond

    suggests a deeper connection that develops over time, not necessarily from the first meeting

反義詞

文法句型

hit it off (with + person)

hit it off + immediately/straight away

用法筆記

Only used in the fixed expression 'hit it off (with someone)'. The pronoun 'it' and the particle 'off' are essential and cannot be removed. The phrase is informal and common in British and American English alike.

常見錯誤

❌We hit off immediately when we met.
✅We hit it off immediately when we met.
💡The pronoun 'it' is a required part of the fixed expression 'hit it off'.

9. to murder someone deliberately as part of a planned crime, especially a professi

9.動詞及物
釋義

謀殺

故意殺人（犯罪用語）

to murder someone deliberately as part of a planned crime, especially a professional killing ordered by a criminal group

例句

The novel begins with a hired killer who is paid to hit a politician.

小說開頭描述一名職業殺手受僱去暗殺一名政治人物。

criminal slang: hit [person] = murder deliberately

In the crime series, the gang plans to hit a witness before the trial starts.

在那部犯罪影集裡，幫派計劃在審判開始前滅口一名證人。

同義詞
  • murder

    the neutral term, suitable in any register

  • assassinate

    specifically refers to killing a public figure or important person

文法句型

hit + person (target of murder)

用法筆記

This is criminal slang. In neutral or formal English, use 'murder' or 'kill' instead. The sense is commonly found in crime fiction, news reports about organised crime, and film dialogue.

10. the cricket term for gaining runs by striking the ball and then running between

10.動詞及物
釋義

得分

板球比賽中擊球跑動得分

the cricket term for gaining runs by striking the ball and then running between the wickets

例句

The opening batsman hit 75 runs before being caught at mid-off.

開路打者在被 mid-off 接殺之前擊出了七十五分。

cricket: hit + number of runs

Soraya hit a six over the boundary in the final over of the match.

Soraya 在比賽的最後一輪擊出一記六分球越過邊界。

cricket: hit + shot type (six, boundary)

同義詞
  • score

    more general term used across many sports

文法句型

hit + number of runs

hit + a century/six/boundary

用法筆記

Used primarily in cricket, a sport popular in the UK, Australia, India, and other Commonwealth countries. A 'century' is 100 runs, a 'six' is a shot that clears the boundary on the full.

11. in baseball, to strike the ball with the bat in a way that produces a particular

11.動詞及物
釋義

擊出

棒球中擊出安打或全壘打

in baseball, to strike the ball with the bat in a way that produces a particular type of play, such as a home run, a double, or a single

例句

The batter hit a home run that landed in the upper deck of the stadium.

打者擊出一支全壘打，球直接落在球場的上層看臺。

baseball: hit a home run / hit a double / hit a single

With two runners on base, Ziad hit a double that brought them both home.

在兩名跑者在壘上的情況下，Ziad 擊出一支二壘安打，把他們都送回本壘。

同義詞
  • bat

    the verb meaning to take one's turn as the batter

文法句型

hit + a home run/double/single

hit + the ball + direction

用法筆記

Baseball-specific terminology. A 'home run' is a hit that allows the batter to run around all four bases, a 'double' lets them reach second base, and a 'single' lets them reach first base.

12. in baseball, to achieve a specific batting average over a season or career — a s

12.動詞及物
釋義

打擊率

棒球中達到某個打擊率

in baseball, to achieve a specific batting average over a season or career — a statistic that measures a player's hitting success rate by dividing their hits by their official at-bats

例句

The star player hit .330 for the season and won the batting title.

那位明星球員本季打擊率 .330，贏得了打擊王頭銜。

baseball: hit + batting average (decimal number)

Dahlia hit .275 in her rookie year and was named to the All-Star team.

Dahlia 在新人年繳出 .275 的打擊率，入選了全明星隊。

文法句型

hit + decimal batting average

用法筆記

Batting averages are written as three-digit decimals (e.g. .300). A .300 average means the player gets a hit in 30% of their official at-bats, which is considered very good in professional baseball.

hit — 名詞