hitting
hitting — 動詞
- hittingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- hittings3rd person singular
- hittinging-ing form
- hittingedpast simple
1. the present participle and gerund form of the verb 'hit' — used in progressive t
擊打；打
hit 的現在分詞與動名詞形式
the present participle and gerund form of the verb 'hit' — used in progressive tenses (e.g. 'is hitting'), as a gerund acting as a noun (e.g. 'Hitting is not allowed'), or as a participial modifier (e.g. 'the ball hitting the ground').
Kwame was hitting the baseball into the outfield during practice.
Kwame 在練習時把棒球打到了外野。
progressive tense: was hitting
Hitting the brakes suddenly on ice can send the car into a dangerous spin.
在結冰的路面上突然踩剎車可能會讓車輛危險地打滑。
gerund as subject
Eve could hear rain hitting the metal roof of the shed all night.
Eve 整晚都能聽到雨點打在鐵皮屋頂上的聲音。
The toddler kept hitting the table with a wooden spoon and laughing.
那個學步的小孩一直拿木湯匙敲桌子，還邊敲邊笑。
Ilan stopped hitting the snooze button after the third alarm went off.
在第三個鬧鐘響過之後，Ilan 終於不再按貪睡鈕了。
用法筆記
'hitting' is a regular -ing inflection of the verb 'hit' (hit → hitting). It functions as a present participle in progressive tenses (I am hitting, she was hitting) or as a gerund (noun-like: Hitting is easy). The base verb 'hit' has many separate senses (to strike, to affect, to reach, etc.) — this entry only covers the inflected form, not the full meaning range of 'hit'.