"hitchhike" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 搭便车

Definition

通过在路边向过路车辆挥手示意，向陌生人请求免费搭车的一种旅行方式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

"Hitchhike" 通常是非正式的方式，多用在追求冒险或节省开支的旅行场合。常见表达："搭便车环游"。习惯上用拇指示意。在某些地方因安全原因可能受到限制或禁止。

Examples

We decided to hitchhike to the next city.

我们决定**搭便车**去下一个城市。

He learned how to hitchhike when he was in college.

他上大学时学会了如何**搭便车**。

It's not always safe to hitchhike alone.

独自**搭便车**并不总是安全的。

We didn't have enough money for a bus, so we tried to hitchhike.

我们没钱坐公交车，就试着**搭便车**。

People used to hitchhike a lot in the 1970s, but now it’s much less common.

20世纪70年代，人们经常**搭便车**，但现在很少见了。

If no buses come, I guess I'll have to hitchhike back home.

如果没有公交车来，我可能只能**搭便车**回家了。