词汇 | hit on |
释义 | Idiom hit onhit on (someone) to clearly show that you are sexually attracted to someone.Pete doesn't even realize half the time when girls are hitting on him. Related vocabulary: come on to someonePhr V hit on hits, hitting, hit hit on sb American slang to talk to someone in a way that shows that you are sexually attracted to themSome guy hit on me while I was standing at the bar. American slang to ask someone for something, especially moneyoften + forThere were a couple of tramps outside the building hitting on people for money. hit on/upon sth (never in continuous tenses) to have a good idea, especially one that solves a problemThat's when I hit on the idea of giving the work to Caroline. hit on verb to flirt; to proposition US, 1954! Hit upon is more formal than hit on and is mostly used in writing1. hit on/upon sth to think of an idea or plan, especially one that is successful: They tried various methods before hitting on the right one. James Robertson, a Paisley grocer, hit on the idea of making marmalade from a barrel of bitter oranges he could not sell.■ SIMILAR TO: come up with2. hit on/upon sth to discover the true facts about a situation, the real reason for something etc: James felt sure that he had hit on the truth. You've hit on precisely the thing that's worrying me most. hit on sb AmE spoken informal to talk to someone in a way that shows you think they are sexually attractive: This weird guy hit on every woman on our floor in the first week of college. A sixteen-year-old chick was hitting on him.■ SIMILAR TO: chat up hit (up)on (someone or something)1. Literally, to strike someone or something in a particular spot. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hit" and "(up)on." Just hit on the top of the TV until the sound comes back on. A pair of shoes fell off the shelf in my closet and hit me right on the head. 2. To discover or realize something. I think we've finally hit upon the reason the experiment has been failing. 3. To flirt with someone, often when it is unwelcome. In this usage, the phrase is always "hit on" (not "upon"). Are you hitting on me? You're a married man! hit (up)on someone or something1. Lit. to strike or pound on someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) Jeff hit upon the mugger over and over. I hit on the radio until it started working again. 2. Fig. to discover someone or something. I think I have hit upon something. There is a lever you have to press in order to open this cabinet. I hit on Tom in an amateur play production. I offered him a job in my nightclub immediately. 3. Go to hit on someone; hit on something. hit someone (or an animal) on somethingto strike someone or an animal in a particular place. The stone hit me on the leg. I hit the beaver on its side and it didn't seem to feel it. She hit herself on her left cheek. hit on someoneInf. to flirt with someone; to make a pass at someone. The women were all hitting on George, but he didn't complain. I thought he was going to hit on me—but he didn't. hit on somethingto discover something. She hit on a new scheme for removing the impurities from drinking water. I hit on it when I wasn't able to sleep one night. hit on1. Also, hit upon. Discover, happen to find, as in I've hit upon a solution to this problem. [c. 1700] 2. Make sexual advances to someone, especially unwanted ones, as in You can't go into that bar without being hit on. [Slang; mid-1900s] hit onv. 1. To strike someone or something in some particular area: A branch fell off the tree and hit me on the back. 2. To discover something: We finally hit on a solution to our financial problems. 3. Slang To pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to someone: I can't believe that the bartender hit on me! hit on, toTo make a romantic advance or sexual proposition. A Boston Globe cartoon by Harry Bliss had the caption, “No, John, I don’t remember the ‘Summer of Love.’ But I do recall the spring when you hit on my sister!” (June 21, 2010). An older version is to make a pass at, which dates from the 1920s. A classic use of the term appeared in Dorothy Parker’s quip, “Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses” (Not So Deep as a Well, 1936). |
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