hitchhike
/ˈhɪtʃhaɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɪtʃhaɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhich-ˌhīk/ (ame, mw)
hitchhike — verb
- hitchhikepresent simple I / you / we / they
- hitchhikeshe / she / it
- hitchhikedpast simple
- hitchhiking-ing form
1. When you hitchhike, you stand beside a road with your thumb out or holding a sig
When you hitchhike, you stand beside a road with your thumb out or holding a sign, hoping a passing driver will stop and take you somewhere without charging you.
Deepa hitchhiked across the island last summer because she wanted to save money on buses.
hitchhike across + [area/region]
Rosa was hitchhiking through the Taiwanese countryside when a farmer stopped to offer her a ride.
hitchhiking through + [region/area] — present continuous describing an ongoing journey
Boris had never hitchhiked before, so he felt nervous when the first driver pulled over.
Jing and her cousin hitchhiked from Kaohsiung to Taipei and met many friendly people along the way.
In some countries people warn visitors not to hitchhike alone after dark.
- thumb a ride
informal; emphasises the hand gesture used to signal drivers
- hitch
informal short form, common in British English
- bum a ride
informal; suggests a casual or unplanned request
文法句型
hitchhike from + place + to + place
hitchhike across + region
用法筆記
Commonly followed by a destination (hitchhike to Paris) or a region crossed (hitchhike across Europe). The transitive form hitchhike a ride also occurs but is less frequent than the intransitive use.