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hike

UK //haɪk//US //haɪk//

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%。)

同义词:trek, walk, increase, rise, boost

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。)

同义词:trek, walk, raise, increase, boost

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。)