hither

英 [ˈhɪðə(r)]

美 [ˈhɪðər]

adv.  到此处; 向此地

TEM8

BNC.21659 / COCA.25331

习惯用语

adv.

hither and thitherhither and yon
• 各处；四处
  in many different directions

牛津词典

adv.

• 到此处；向此地
  to this place

柯林斯词典

• ADV 到这里;向这里
  Hithermeans to the place where you are.
  1. He has sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people.
     他委派大批的官员到这里骚扰我们的人民。
• PHRASE 四处，到处（美国英语中有时用 hither and yon）
  Hither and thithermeans in many different directions or places, and in a disorganized way. In American English, the expressionhither and yonis sometimes used.
  1. Refugees run hither and thither in search of safety.
     难民们四处逃奔，寻求安全之所。
  2. ...the awful amount of time I spend moving things hither and yon every year!
     我每年花在把东西搬来搬去上的大量时间

英英释义

adv

• to this place (especially toward the speaker)
  1. come here, please
  Synonym:here

双语例句

• For like a most unhappy and thankful maid, it is I have led you hither.
  因为我象一个最倒霉和最不吉利的姑娘似的，把你牵累到这个地步。
• They fly hither and thither in my thought like blind birds beating the air with ineffectual wings.
  这样的念头在我的脑中飞来飞去，就像失明的鸟儿无助地在空中扑打着翅膀。
• Hester, said he, come hither!
  海丝特，他说，过来呀！
• When I hither drive my car;
  当我开着我的汽车到了这边。
• It brought thee hither.
  是它把你带到了这里。
• Refugees run hither and thither in search of safety.
  难民们四处逃奔，寻求安全之所。
• But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
  你们这些巫婆的儿子，奸夫和妓女的种子，都要前来。
• Then my last illness seized me, and I returned hither to die.
  后来，致命的疾病缠住了我，我回到这里已奄奄待毙。
• And call thy husband hither.
  再去替我叫你的丈夫来。
• Love, which in spite of darkness brought us hither.
  爱，它尽管天黑却让我们走到这里。