
hike
词源
源自中古英语 'hyken',可能与古英语 'hicgan'(思考)有关,18世纪开始用于指徒步旅行,20世纪发展出'提高'的含义。
noun
❶ 徒步旅行,通常指在自然环境中进行的长距离步行活动,常用于山地或森林等户外场所。
“We went on a five-mile hike through the national park.”
(我们在国家公园里进行了五英里的徒步旅行。)
“The hike to the mountain summit took us six hours.”
(徒步到山顶花了我们六个小时。)
❶ 突然的大幅增长,通常用于描述价格、费用或数量的急剧上升。
“The sudden hike in gas prices shocked consumers.”
(汽油价格的突然上涨让消费者感到震惊。)
“There's been a 20% hike in apartment rents this year.”
(今年公寓租金上涨了20%。)
verb
❶ 进行徒步旅行,指在户外环境中长距离步行,通常带有休闲或探险的目的。
“We hiked through the forest last weekend.”
(上周末我们徒步穿越了森林。)
“He loves hiking in the mountains during summer.”
(他喜欢夏天在山里徒步旅行。)
❶ 突然提高或增加,通常用于描述价格、费用或数量的快速上升。
“The company hiked prices by 10% without warning.”
(公司在没有预警的情况下将价格提高了10%。)
“The government hiked taxes on luxury goods.”
(政府提高了奢侈品的税率。)
常见短语
take a hike — 非正式用语,表示让人离开或走开,有时带有不耐烦或生气的语气。
“When he kept bothering me, I told him to take a hike.”
(当他一直打扰我时,我叫他走开。)
hike up — 指提高或增加某物,特别是价格或衣物等。
“She hiked up her skirt to cross the stream.”
(她提起裙子过小溪。)