| 单词 | hitchhike |
| 释义 | hitchhike (once / 19504 pages) v To hitchhike to to get a free ride from a passing car. If you see someone standing alongside the highway raising a thumb, chances are that person is hitchhiking, not just expressing approval of your driving style. In the past, it wasn't unheard of for people to hitchhike across the country, but it's much less common today. If you hitchhike, you typically stand beside a road or highway with one thumb pointed up. The hope for a hitchhiker is that a car will stop and its driver will provide a free ride. While for many people, hitchhiking was once considered a reasonable way to travel, today it's illegal in some places and generally thought of as dangerous. The word hitchhike dates from the 1920s. WORD FAMILYhitchhike: hitchhiked, hitchhiker, hitchhikes, hitchhiking+/hitchhiker: hitchhikers USAGE EXAMPLESArmy in Europe during World War II. After the war, he hitchhiked to California and found work in drive-in restaurants there. Wall Street Journal(Nov 30, 2016) Grandpa didn’t like wearing shoes indoors because shoes dragged filth inside and evil spirits could hitchhike on shoes and clothing. The Guardian(Nov 27, 2016) Hitchhiking in Iran is pretty unusual, but three young women are sharing their adventures hitching lifts across their country and beyond on social media. BBC(Nov 19, 2016) v travel by getting free rides from motorists Syn|Hyper hitch, thumb ride be carried or travel on or in a vehicle |
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