| 单词 | to hit the spot |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto hit (also go to, touch, etc.) the spot d. colloquial (originally U.S.). to hit (also go to, touch, etc.) the spot: (esp. of food or drink) to be exactly what is required, to satisfy perfectly.to hit the spot is now the most common form. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > be efficacious [verb (intransitive)] workOE availa1400 makea1400 prevaila1400 to hit the nail upon (or on) the headc1450 effect1592 serve1593 to tickle it1601 take1611 executea1627 to have force (to do)1713 answer1721 to take place1789 to do the trick1819 to hit (also go to, touch, etc.) the spot1836 produce1881 to press (also push) the button1890 to come through1906 to turn the trick1933 to make a (also the) point1991 the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [verb (intransitive)] > be satisfactory or what is required to hit (also go to, touch, etc.) the spot1836 the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > be contented or satisfied [verb (intransitive)] > give contentment or satisfaction to make or do asseth1340 satisfya1513 syth1513 satiate1645 to hit (also go to, touch, etc.) the spot1836 1836 N.-Y. Evangelist 27 Feb. 34/2 Even if we pass this resolution, it will not heal the wound. It does not touch the spot. 1868 Putnam's Mag. June 670/1 ‘I hope that last corjul set you up?’ ‘Yes, Mr. Plunkitt, it went right to the spot.’ 1908 ‘O. Henry’ Voice of City 235 Oh, pass the bottle... That hits the spot... My first drink in three months. 1923 W. Nutting Massachusetts Beautiful 241 Did ever a dish of apple dowdy go to the spot like that? 1976 ‘E. McBain’ Guns (1977) vii. 194 Colley would love a drink... A gin and tonic would hit the spot. 2013 Guardian 2 Nov. (Weekend Suppl.) 67/3 An easy-drinking South African blend of cinsault, Shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc, should hit the spot. < as lemmas |
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