hitchhike
/ˈhɪtʃhaɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɪtʃhaɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhich-ˌhīk/ (ame, mw)
hitchhike — 動詞
- 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
搭便車
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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.
Deepa 去年夏天搭便車穿越了整座島嶼，因為她想省公車錢。
hitchhike across + [area/region]
Rosa was hitchhiking through the Taiwanese countryside when a farmer stopped to offer her a ride.
Rosa 正在臺灣鄉間搭便車，一名農夫停下來順路載她一程。
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.
Boris 從來沒有搭過便車，所以當第一位司機停車時，他感到非常緊張。
Jing and her cousin hitchhiked from Kaohsiung to Taipei and met many friendly people along the way.
Jing 和表妹從高雄搭便車到台北，一路上遇到了許多友善的人。
In some countries people warn visitors not to hitchhike alone after dark.
有些國家警告遊客，天黑後不要獨自搭便車。
- 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.