hit upon

英 [hɪt əˈpɒn]

美 [hɪt əˈpɑːn]

突然想出（主意或解决办法）; 对…进行性挑逗

柯林斯词典

• → see:hit on

双语例句

• Darby was looking for a way to improve iron when he hit upon the idea of smelting it with coke instead of charcoal.
  达比一直在寻找改善铁质的方法，他猛然想到可以不用木炭熔炼，而改用焦炭。
• Hit upon on nose recently spot of a lot of flyspeck, how to do?
  最近鼻子上突然有了很多小斑斑，怎么办？
• It's a rare book. I hit upon it in a small bookshop.
  这是一本难得的书，是在一个小书店碰上的。
• He hit upon the solution to the problem almost by accident.
  他几乎是偶然地找到了解决问题的办法。
• He hit upon a perfect name for his grandson.
  他突然为他的孙子想到了一个顶好的名字。
• The author hit upon the idea for a new book when he overheard two people talking in a restaurant.
  那位作家在餐馆无意中听到两个人的谈话，便萌生了写一本新书的想法。
• If I hit upon the right name, her fingers snapped.
  如果碰巧我把名字说对了，她的手指便啪地打一个榧子。
• They had clearly hit upon a pressing need. He turned to me in his great need.
  他们显然满足了一项迫切的需求。他在迫切需要时向我求助。
• But with only months until it is due for completion, contractors have hit upon a slight problem.
  但是就在眼看还剩几个月竣工的时候，承包商才突然发现一个很棘手的问题。
• They hit upon another idea to augment their income.
  他们又想出一个增加收入的办法。