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

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。
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。
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。
Finally, we hit upon a sure card.
我们终于想出了一个万全之策。
He thought it over and over and finally hit upon a good idea.
他想来想去，总算想出了一个好主意。
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。
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 Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, At last the King hit upon a plan.
红心王后做了馅饼，最后，国王心生一计。
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。
They hit upon a solution after trying several methods.
他们在试验了几个办法之后才偶然找到了一个解决办法。