/ˈhɪtʃhaɪk ||; ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪk/(informal 非正式hitch) verb [I] to travel by waiting by the side of a road and holding out your hand or a sign until a driver stops and takes you in the direction you want to go 免费搭车；搭便车: He hitch-hiked across Europe. 他搭便车环游欧洲。 Hitch-hike is usually used to talk about travelling long distances in this way for pleasure. Hitch can be used to mean the same, but it is also used to talk about travelling short distances in this way, for example because your car has broken down or you have missed a bus. Hitch can also be used transitively I hitched a lift/ride to the nearest petrol station. Thumb a lift means the same. hitch-hike通常指长途免费搭车游乐，hitch有同样的意思，但也可指短途免费搭车，如在自己的汽车抛锚或没有赶上公共汽车的情况下。hitch也可用作及物动词：I hitched a lift／ride to the nearest petrol station.我搭便车去最近的加油站。thumb a lift的意思相同。 hitch-hiker noun [C]