hitch

/hɪtʃ/
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A hitch is a slight problem or difficulty which causes a short delay. 小故障

noun [抽象名词] 临时故障,小问题;(某种)结;<美,非正式>一段服役,一段任职期;<美>(尤指机动车的拖杆)牵引装置;<非正式>免费搭便车;蹒跚

After some technical hitches the show finally got under way. 几个小的技术故障后演出终于开始了。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 搭便车(旅行),搭顺风车;拴住,套住,钩住;将(动物)套上车;提起,拉起(衣服);攀上,爬上;<非正式>结婚(get hitched)

There was no garage in sight, so I hitched a lift into town. 附近没有汽车修理厂,于是我搭便车进了城。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Hitch)(美、英、加、澳、俄、法)希契(人名)

Do we need to be so wary both to hitch and to give a lift? 对于搭便车和让别人搭车的情况,我们都需要如此小心吗?

hit(撞) + ch → 车子撞坏后, 渴望能搭便车 → 搭便车
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The ceremony went off without a hitch. 仪式进行得很顺利。
It might be longer than expected, but Zeller and Smith want Hitch to get as many rides as it can. 这可能比预期的要长,但泽勒和史密斯希望 Hitch 能吸引尽可能多的乘客。
Last night we hitched the horse to the cart and moved here. 昨天晚上我们把马拴在马车上,搬到了这里。