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

• 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。
• 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。
• Through patient calculation, I think I have hit upon the cause of your confusion and misunderstanding of the existing facts.
  通过耐心计算，我想我刚好找到了你对现存事实混淆和误解的原因。
• 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。
• 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。
• Over the years, I've hit upon a number of solutions.
  几年下来，我找到了一系列的方法。
• 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。
• 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。