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

• He hit upon a plan to defeat his antagonist.
  他突然想出了一个挫败他的对手的计划。
• A common saying goes, “ Knit the brows and you will hit upon a stratagem. ” In other words, much thinking yields wisdom.
  俗话说：“眉头一皱，计上心来”。就是说多想出智慧。
• The impressive inventor, Thomas Edison, used this state to hit upon many of his new ideas.
  著名的发明家，爱迪生，使用这个状态打开了许多它的灵感。
• 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。
• Scientists probing the outer reaches of our solar system have hit upon an unusual phenomenon much closer to home.
  科学家们探测我们太阳系的外部区域时，偶然发现距离地球很近的区域存在一种不同寻常的现象。
• She hit upon a good title for her new novel.
  她突然为她的新小说想出了一个很好的书名。
• 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。
• Eventually, Barnes and Hibbard hit upon the right measurements.
  最后，巴尼斯和哈比德终于发现了正确的测试方法。
• 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。
• 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。