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单词 hit-and-run
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hit-and-run

1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A hit-and-run accident is an accident in which the driver of a vehicle hits someone and then drives away without stopping.
...the victim of a hit-and-run accident.
...a hit-and-run driver in a stolen car.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A hit-and-run attack on an enemy position relies on surprise and speed for its success.
The rebels appear to be making hit-and-run guerrilla style attacks on military targets.

hit-and-run in British English

adjective (prenominal)
1. 
a. 
involved in or denoting a motor-vehicle accident in which the driver leaves the scene without stopping to give assistance, inform the police, etc
b. 
(as noun)
a hit-and-run
2. 
(of an attack, raid, etc) relying on surprise allied to a rapid departure from the scene of operations for the desired effect
hit-and-run tactics
3.  baseball
denoting a play in which a base runner begins to run as the pitcher throws the ball to the batter

hit-and-run in American English

(ˈhɪtənˈrʌn)
US
adjective
1. 
hitting and then escaping
usually of an automobile driver who flees from the scene of an accident in whichhe or she is involved
2.  Baseball
designating a prearranged play in which a runner on base starts running as the pitch is made and the batter must attempt to hit the ball to protect the runner

hit and run in Insurance

(hɪt ənd rʌn)
Word forms: (regular plural) hit and runs
noun
(Insurance: Vehicle insurance)
A hit and run is an accident in which a car driver hits someone and does not stop to help.
The term "uninsured motorist" includes someone who cannot be identified, such asthe driver in a hit and run.
You do not lose your entitlement to access compensation because you are the victimof a hit and run even if the vehicle could not be identified, or if it was unregistered.
A hit and run is an accident in which a car driver hits someone and does not stop to help.

Examples of 'hit-and-run' in a sentence
hit-and-run

The proportion of hit-and-run accidents in 2015 was the highest on record.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The proportion of hit-and-run accidents in 2015 was the highest on record.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The cat is thought to have been the victim of a hit-and-run.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The aggressor circled his intended victim and launched quick hit-and-run attacks from all sides.
Eddison, Sydney A Patchwork Garden: Unexpected Pleasures from a Country Garden (1990)
The hit-and-run scene was sealed off as forensic teams scoured it amid a huge manhunt.
The Sun (2013)
Police are hunting the user of a mobility scooter after a charity worker was injured in a hit-and-run accident.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The first investigation focuses on the death of a family man killed by a hit-and-run driver in a stolen car.
The Sun (2006)
A driver faces a murder charge after a hit-and-run victim was left to die.
The Sun (2006)
A hit-and-run driver who killed a cyclist has been jailed for three years.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A man is killed in a hit-and-run accident but most of the huge amount of evidence is conflicting.
The Sun (2006)
She is the second hit-and-run victim in Ibiza this month.
The Sun (2008)
They can no longer organise any meaningful attack, just hit-and-run on soft targets.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One day, he was run over by a hit-and-run driver.
The Sun (2015)
Last October one driver abandoned her test when her car was rammed by a hit-and-run driver.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But a hit-and-run driver unexpectedly gets in the way, leaving our detective hero to solve the case.
The Sun (2008)
A man paralysed from the chest down after a hit-and-run accident has taken faltering steps with the help of electrodes implanted in his spine.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Although they have been bolstered by defections and captured weapons dumps, their most successful tactics until now have been hit-and-run guerrilla attacks.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A commuting cat that was mourned around the world after being killed by a hit-and-run driver eight days ago is to be immortalised in print.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A woman aged 84 has died after being injured by a hit-and-run driver on a mobility scooter.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
FRIENDS of a hit-and-run victim have put a 1,000 price on the head of the driver who mowed him down.
The Sun (2006)
Friends of a disabled grandfather killed in a hit-and-run accident have offered a 1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the driver who hit him.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
hit-and-run

British English: hit-and-run ADJECTIVE
A hit-and-run accident is an accident in which the driver of a vehicle hits someone and then drives away without stopping.
...the victim of a hit-and-run accident.
  • American English: hit-and-run
  • Brazilian Portuguese: acidente em que o motorista não presta socorro
  • Chinese: 交通肇事后逃逸的
  • European Spanish: de atropello con fuga
  • French: avec délit de fuite
  • German: mit Fahrerflucht
  • Italian: con omissione di soccorsoincidente
  • Japanese: ひき逃げの
  • Korean: 뺑소니의
  • European Portuguese: acidente em que o motorista não presta socorro
  • Latin American Spanish: de atropello con fuga
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